IBM 650

IBM's commercial first generation drum-based computer. The 650 was probably the most successful first generation machine. It uses "bi-quinary" decimal arithmetic with a 10-digit word length. The drum stores 20 000 digits and rotates at 12 500 RPM, making the 650 one of the fastest of the early serial computers.

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• class: Mainframes
• class: Smaller Early Computers
• time: First Generation
• manufacturer: IBM
• class IBM 650:
  • IBM 650 system
• for IBM 650:
  • IBM 650 Reference Manuals

Last updated 29 Jul 2003

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