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Old 05-10-2006, 10:48 AM  
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What was so special about the 701? Well, a few things. The 701 was a landmark product because it was:

The first IBM large-scale electronic computer manufactured in quantity;
IBM's first commercially available scientific computer;
The first IBM machine in which programs were stored in an internal, addressable, electronic memory;
Developed and produced in record time -- less than two years from "first pencil on paper" to installation;
Key to IBM's transition from punched-card machines to electronic computers; and
The first of the pioneering line of IBM 700 series computers, including the 702, 704, 705 and 709.


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