RCA 301 computer now steps up to big system workpower! (Dec, 1961)
Source: Business Automation ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1961
| Buy on Ebay
Tags: computer ads
RCA 301 computer now steps up to big system workpower!
Core memory doubled to 40,000 characters! Magnetic tape capability increased to twelve or more 66,000 character/second tape units! System rentals remain low, and you can still begin on a small scale!Already widely accepted by business and government, the RCA 301 has been so stepped up in workpower that the running time for many jobs has been cut in half. Now it can also tackle much larger and more complex jobs, and can be greatly extended in capacity as your work load grows. With the advanced 301 you have a wider choice of system configuration—and therefore, a better match to your job—than with any other system in its price range. And when you buy 301, you are buying top productivity per rental dollar for your overall needs.
Be sure you evaluate this advanced RCA 301 for your data processing needs. Or if you already have an RCA 301 system, add the new memory and high performance tape units as you require them. No reprogramming is necessary.
These new 301 advances are the latest in RCA’s continuing program of bringing you higher levels of EDP efficiency through the application of the world’s newest electronic techniques.
RCA 301 rental prices begin under $3000 per month, and delivery can be made in less than a year. Contact your local RCA EDP representative, or write: RCA Electronic Data Processing, Camden 8, New Jersey.
NEW RCA 301 SPECIFICATIONS:
Random Access: Data Record File, 27 million char. capacity
Data Disc File, 176 million char. capacity
Core Memory: 10,000-20,000-40,000 characters
Tape Units: 10,000-33,000-66,000 char./second
Printers: Up to two, 750-1000 lines/minute
Card Readers: Up to two, 600 cards/minute Card
Punch: 100 or 200 cards/minute
Paper Tape: Read, 100 or 1000 char./second Punch, 100 char./secondRCA
The Most Trusted Name in Electronics
RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Back then computers were used to increase productivity. Today only few companies actually use their computers in usefull ways.
Comment by Casandro — July 16, 2009 @ 3:16 pm
Casandro: For example?
Comment by Firebrand38 — July 16, 2009 @ 4:23 pm
Ah for the days when RCA was the Radio Corporation of America and not just a trademark.
Comment by Slim — July 16, 2009 @ 4:52 pm
But could it fit inside the Apollo capsule? I think not.
Comment by Torgo — July 16, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
That’s what this was for http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/yaDSKY.html
Comment by Firebrand38 — July 16, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
You had to rent them, and delivery in less than a year. Of course, things were not so outdated back then.
It amazes me how fast printers were at that time.
Comment by Mike — July 16, 2009 @ 9:35 pm
I still have two of these in my living room. They are hooked up to an Acer 23 inch monitor and I use them to play Crysis. The frame rate is excellent. My electric bill is a little on the high side.
Comment by Las Vegas Guy — July 17, 2009 @ 11:22 am
Actually, playing Crysis on two of those would be like trying to play it on two Commodore-64s. What amused me was the typography; but then, long before there was A New Hope, there were the Flash Gordon serials, which also used such title crawls.
Comment by John Savard — July 18, 2009 @ 4:43 am
Firebrand38, Thanks for the link. I found the site interesting but became lost for hours in the links section!
Comment by Mike — July 18, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
Mike: Glad you liked it. The DVD of Moon Machines is it out now and the episode on the Navigation Computer is fascinating.
Comment by Firebrand38 — July 18, 2009 @ 1:38 pm