Did they drive there in their BUIC? <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-Up_Interceptor_Control>
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Mike Schwab Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 9:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: What has IBM ever done for us? (probably more than I know) External Message: Use Caution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-Automatic_Ground_Environment paid for IBM's computer factories and basic technology, leading to cheaper manufacturing costs that other makers could not match. On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM Dave Wade < [email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:00:21 +0000, Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> wrote: > > >First commercial computer, but it looks like Z4 and BINAC were there > earlier, with only BINAC being electronic, > > > > Acoustic delay lines are electro-mechanical, not electronic. Splitting > hairs I know but the IEEE not be came up with these milestones... > > >First paging computer. > > > >The acoustic delay lines for BINAC shipped before the Williams tubes for > Mark 1; I don't know the dates for the technologies. > > > >As to RADAR, it motivated improvements in vacuum tube design, which was > more important than either storage technology. > > I think we totally underestimate the importance of Radar and its > associated technologies. > > > > >-- > >Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > >http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > >עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי > >נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר > > Dave > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
