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Watson, powered by IBM POWER7, is a work-load optimized system that can answer questions posed in natural language over a nearly unlimited range of knowledge.
The IBM T221 WQUXGA 9 MP monitor (3840x2400). Twice the resolution of the Apple 30", packed into a 22" monitor. The small window is a full-sized 80x24 xterm with font "fixed".
This building, designed for IBM as temporary offices around 1970 is now used by the Inland Revenue.
See www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/ibm-pilot-headquarters/
An IBM 1130 system which was the least expensive IBM system when it was introduced in 1965.
For more information about The National Museum of Computing , visit www.tnmoc.org
Please take a look at www.retrocomputers.eu for more info about my retro computer collection.
IBM Blue Gene/P logo, picture sourced from another flickr member a while back, let me know if this is your picture for accreditation or if you'd like it taken down
IBM ThinkPad 390 - Type 2626
Display 14"
Processor: Pentium II 266 MHz
RAM: 196 MB
HDD: IBM-DARA-21200 12 GB
UltraBay with HDD IBM-DBCA-203240 3,2 Gb
Back when I started college, I found a bunch of these in the school bookstore, and bought one just for the kitsch value. If the programmers of today had to make flowcharts they'd probably revolt.
This fold-out reference card was an essential tool for anyone doing system programming on an IBM System/360 mainframe. In fact, they were so important that succeeding generations of cards were called "green cards" even though they were blue or even gold in colour!
Punched Cards
“Sales of punched cards produced significant profits for companies that made accounting machines. In 1931, ten percent of the revenue and thirty percent of the profit of IBM came from the sale of blank cards. Since each IBM-style card could contain only 80 characters, it was important to save space. The practice of recording only the last two digits of a year (for instance, “27” instead of “1927”) continued when computers were introduced and eventually resulted in the Y2K problem.”
IBM Songbook (reproduction)
“In an effort to create team spirit and build morale, Thomas Watson, Sr., asked his employees to sing inspirational songs. They would sing at all major staff meetings and even at branch office morning pep talks. Set to tunes everyone would know (“Suwanee River,” “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” etc.), the Board of Directors, and even factories and national offices.”
IBM “THINK” Sign
“The classic IBM “THINK” sign was a permanent feature in many IBM offices until the 1970s. The “THINK” concept, reflecting the company mantra of individual initiative, originated with IBM founder Thomas J. Waston, Sr., in the 1940s and was often parodied outside of the company. IBM later produced these signs in many languages for use around the world.”
Computer History Museum
Mountain View, CA
(7175)
IBM supercomputer, named bluefire, used for climate and weather simulations at NCAR. At installation it was ranked in the 25th most powerful supercomputers in the world. The main computer consisting of 11 cabinets (weighing 3,200lbs each) are in the background. Temporary memory used by bluefire is in the foreground. Here's some details for you computer buffs:
4,064 POWER6 Processors, running at 4.7 Ghz
76.4 teraflops (at peak) - that's 76.4 trillion operations per second
12 terabytes of memory
150 terabytes of high performance disk
Hydro-cluster cooling - a liquid cooling system 33% more efficient than air-cooled.