Re: Chipsandcheese article on the CDC6600

On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:52:35 GMT, Anton Ertl wrote:

Yes, all modern computers have virtual memory (which started with Atlas
(and later S/360 Model 67), they have caches, which started with Titan
(and later S/360 Model 85), they have reservation stations (which
started with S/360 Model 91).

What happened to the 360/90? That was IBM’s long-promised answer to the
CDC 6600. Was it ever more than vapourware? In the end, it was a classic
case of over-promising and under-delivering.