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| Manufacturer | International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) |
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| Product family | IBM 1400 |
| Release date | 1962 |
| Predecessor | IBM 1401 |
The IBM 1440 computer was announced by IBM October 11, 1962.[1] This member of the IBM 1400 series was described many years later as "essentially a lower-cost version of the 1401",[2] and programs for the 1440 could easily be adapted to run on the IBM 1401.
Despite what IBM described as "special features ... to meet immediate data processing requirements and ... to absorb increased demands," the 1440 did not quite attain the same commercial success as the 1401,[2] and it was withdrawn on February 8, 1971.
Author Emerson Pugh wrote that the 1440 "did poorly in the marketplace because it was initially offered without the ability to attach magnetic tape units as well." (referring to offering both tape and disk).[3]
- ^ "1440 Data Processing System". IBM.com. 23 January 2003. Archived from the original on January 14, 2005.
- ^ a b Ryan Rhodes (September 2012). "A 1440 Data Processing System Finds New Life After 50 Years". IBM Systems Journal.
- ^ Emerson W. Pugh (2009). Building IBM: Shaping an Industry and Its Technology. ISBN 978-0262307680.