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The T. J. Watson Jr memo gives a bit of insight into what the competitors thought of the CDC6600 https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/supercomputers/10/33
by protomyth 7y ago
The T. J. Watson Jr memo gives a bit of insight into what the competitors thought of the CDC6600 https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/supercomputers/10/33/62 https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/supercomputers/10...
- tomohawk 7y agoCray's response was priceless: "It seems like Mr. Watson has answered his own question."
- rbanffy 7y agoInteresting. It looks typewritten, but it has proportional spacing. I'm not aware of any typewriter of the time that could do that. The Selectric Composer could, but it was released in 66 and the 6600 predates it by two years. The different weights also make it look like a mechanical typewriter rather than an electric one, which would be an odd choice for the office of TJW.
- stonogo 7y agoAll IBM Executive-series typewriters made after World War II featured proportional spacing.