IBM 1720 Control System

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  • 1961

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The IBM 1720 was a pilot project to create a real-time process control computer based on the IBM 1620 Model I.Only three 1720 systems were ever built: one for the Amoco oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana; one for the Socal oil refinery in El Segundo, California; and one for E. I. du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. All were installed in 1961. The Amoco and Socal systems ran for many years.

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  • Model Number:

    1720

  • Manufacturer:

    IBM

  • Hardware Type:

    Computer - Mainframe

  • Manufacture Year:

    1961

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