whirlwind

Jay Forrester

Ken Olson

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hardware

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Introduction

This machine was build in the hight of the 20th century so called "cold war" between the USA and its allies and the former Soviet Union(1) with its allies. Its use was intended for the air defense of the northern hemisphere.

Description

the Whirlwind CPU and at right a console commonly seen in pictures

Specifications

Codename:	Whirlwind
CPU:
CPU speed
FPU:
motherboard RAM:
maximum RAM
number of sockets
minimum speed
ROM
L1 cache
L2 cache
data path
busspeed
SCSI
slots
Serial Ports
Parallel Ports
Floppy
HD
CD-ROM
Monitor
Sound Output
Sound Input
Ethernet
Gestalt ID
power
Weight
Dimensions
Min System Software
Max System Software
introduced
terminated
initial price

Release history

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Last Updated on 13 October, 2002

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Footnotes & References

1	^{the Soviet block fell apart mainly due to lack of money and economic downturn.}
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Whirlwind

USA 1951