IBM Stretch related materials at The Computer Museum History Center
The following materials are in the collection of
The Computer Museum History Center.
Numbers in brackets refer to Box Numbers in their Documentation Archive.
- Brigham Young University
STRETCH: The Technological Link between Yesterday and Tomorrow 1981 VT23.81
The Stretch, of 1961. The system's innovations, including lookahead, array
processing, and error correction codes are highlighted in interviews with
former users and footage of the machine in operation. 15 minutes. Color
Produced 3/4"
- IBM: 7030 "Stretch"
- Bloch, E: Engineering Design of the Stretch ComputerIBM 7030 1959 [A162]
- Core Storage Unit, Reference Manual 03/7302 1962[A162]
- General Information Manual [A162]
- Master Control Program Preliminary Reference Manual, 1961 [A162]
- Preliminary "Stretch" Manual of Operation, 1958 [A162]
- Programming System Reference Card [A162]
- Reference Card [A162]
- Reference Manual STRAP-II Assembly Program, 1961 [A162]
- Reference Manual, 1960[A162]
- Consoles XD250.81
The "Stretch," IBM's 7030, was the supercomputer of 1961. Gift of Brigham
Young University, Computer Services
- IBM: SMS Logic Module 1960 XD113.80
s#371298 Standard Modular System Logic Module, type used on 7030,7090
Disk Actuator Assembly with Heads XD256.81
Gift of Brigham Young University, Computer Services
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DiskPlatter and Ring XD257.81
Gift of Brigham Young University, Computer Services
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System Modules XD259.81-XD263.81; XD265.81
(5300011) EC 249708; (ZH 8C) EC245750-D; (DBZY)371293 ECD106423; (5300017)
EC248123; (5300002) EC248123, EC249344; (PC-2463A) YCH22J-H 703444K. Gift
of Brigham Young University, Computer Services
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Memory: Tunnel Diode Card (2510-3530) XD264.81
Each board was designed with a jumper code that allowed a single board to
be hard wired programmed to a mulitplicity of functions.
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