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1961
Hardware Description
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:
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Hardware Type:
Computer - Mainframe -
Manufacture Year:
1961 -
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