• DocumentCode
    1144805
  • Title

    The core of the Black Canyon Computer Corporation

  • Author

    Couleur, John

  • Author_Institution
    4101 N. 65th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1995
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    60
  • Abstract
    The author discusses his experiences with the GEC computer department, starting with the M236, a high speed 36-bit minicomputer. He discusses the GE 600 lineage, the GE 600/645 and paging, tape transport problems, and the end of the department
  • Keywords
    DP industry; history; minicomputers; 36-bit minicomputer; Black Canyon Computer Corporation; GE 600 lineage; GE 600/645; GEC computer department; M236; paging; tape transport problems; Business; Costs; Government; Hardware; History; Large-scale systems; Magnetic heads; Proposals; Springs; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/85.477436
  • Filename
    477436
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1144805