Category Archives: Operating systems

Gordon Bell: “Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer [History] Museum”

Posted on 4/3/2011 by Paul McJones

The institution now known as the Computer History Museum began in 1975 as a closet-sized exhibit in a Digital Equipment Corporation building, grew into The Computer Museum located on Boston’s Museum Wharf, and finally metamorphosed into its current form and … Continue reading →

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A day in the life of an IBM Customer Engineer, circa 1959

Posted on 3/19/2006 by Paul McJones

I’ve added another important document to the Fortran I/Fortran II collection at the Computer History Museum: Anonymous. FORTRAN I, II, and 709 : Customer Engineering Manual of Instruction. IBM Corporation, Form R23-9518-0, February 1959, 67 pages. Copy belonging to Mark … Continue reading →

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704 FORTRAN II listing available

Posted on 2/1/2006 by Paul McJones

I just posted a scan of the three-volume listing of the IBM 704 FORTRAN II compiler to the History of FORTRAN and FORTRAN II web site at the Computer History Museum. This listing was donated to the Smithsonian National Museum … Continue reading →

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IBM 7094 Emulator now runs Fortran IV compiler

Posted on 9/14/2004 by Paul McJones

I expect most Dusty Decks readers are aware of alt.folklore.computers, but it’s worth noting Rob Storey’s recent post IBM 7094 Emulator now runs Fortran compiler. As I posted in June, Rob has written a IBM 7094 emulator. Through the work … Continue reading →

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