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Thomas Watson Jr.'s 1963 memo on the CDC 6600 resurfaces
Original: Watson Jr. memo about CDC 6600 (1963) https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/supercomputers/10/33/62 # HackerNews #
A 1963 memo from IBM chief executive Thomas Watson Jr. about Control Data Corporation's CDC 6600 is drawing renewed attention via the Computer History Museum's archive. The document captures IBM's alarm at CDC's supercomputer, then the world's fastest machine, and Watson's candid internal assessment of the competitive threat it posed to IBM's dominance in computing.
Why now: Tech history enthusiasts are revisiting a rare insider document from the classic supercomputing race between IBM and CDC.
Thomas Watson Jr.IBMControl Data CorporationCDC 6600Computer History Museum
Evidence
- Watson Jr. memo about CDC 6600 (1963) https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/supercomputers/10/33/62 # HackerNews # Tech # History · hackernews@robot.villas · 4
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