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Core memory
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Components
At MIT, Jay Forrester installed magnetic core memory on the Whirlwind computer.
Core memory made computers more reliable, faster, and easier to make. Such
a system of storage remained popular until the development of semiconductors in
the 1970s.
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IBM 701
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Software & Languages
John Backus completed speedcoding for IBM's 701 computer. Although speedcoding
demanded more memory and compute time, it trimmed weeks off of the programming
schedule.
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IBM 701
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Computers
IBM shipped its first electronic computer, the 701. During three years of
production, IBM sold 19 machines to research laboratories, aircraft companies,
and the federal government.
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