IBM System/7

"System/7" redirects here. Not to be confused with OS/7.

The IBM System/7 was a computer system designed for industrial control, announced on October 28, 1970[1] and first shipped in 1971.[2] It was a 16-bit machine and one of the first made by IBM to use novel semiconductor memory, instead of magnetic core memory conventional at that date.[3]

IBM had earlier products in industrial control market, notably the IBM 1800 which appeared in 1964. However, there was minimal resemblance in architecture or software between the 1800 series and the System/7.

System/7 was designed and assembled in Boca Raton, Florida.[1]

  1. ^ a b "IBM Archives: Initial announcement press release (1970)". www.ibm.com. 2003-01-23. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. ^ IBM (23 January 2003). "System/7 Chronology". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  3. ^ IBM (23 January 2003). "The sentinel: the IBM System/7". Archived from the original on December 3, 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-22.