• 1953

Hardware Description

The IBM 702 was IBM's response to the UNIVAC—the first mainframe computer using magnetic tapes. Because these machines had less computational power than the IBM 701 and ERA 1103, which were favored for scientific computing, the 702 was aimed at business computing.

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  • Model Number:

    702
  • Manufacturer:

  • Hardware Type:

    Computer - Mainframe
  • Manufacture Year:

    1953
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