Operator
at IBM 7030 "Stretch", c. 1961
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The
IBM Stretch Collection is a group of items,
mainly text, relating to the IBM 7030 ("Stretch")
computer project, 1955 - 1961. Most of
the collection is a subset of a larger donation
by Harwood Kolsky,
an important computer pioneer and key person
in Stretch development. Dr. Kolsky graciously
donated
his personal
papers to the Computer History Museum in
the fall of 1999. |
Prompted by the 40th anniversary of the first Stretch
shipment in 1961, (to Los Alamos National Laboratories),
the Museum organized, catalogued, scanned, and performed optical character recognition on
many of its Stretch-related materials, over 900 individual items. You may access
all of these items by using the search screen below. Online access to the "Stretch"
Collection was made possible through the efforts of many dedicated
volunteers.
For
a general introduction to the machine and its importance,
please click here. If
you are unfamiliar with the Stretch Project, or simply
wish an introduction to key milestones, you may wish
to consult the project timeline.
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