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LLNL Staff, IBM 7030 Supercomputer

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory staff, Clarence Badger, Sid Fernbach, and Richard von Holdt inspect the wiring of the IBM 7030 (Stretch) with IBM staff Seymour Murray and Lee Notari. The Stretch machine was put through lengthy testing by IBM staff before final acceptance by the Lab. The IBM 7030, also known as Stretch, was IBM's first transistorized supercomputer. Its failure to meet its aggressive performance estimates forced its price to be dropped from $13.5 million to only $7.78 million and its withdrawal from sales to customers beyond those having already negotiated contracts. Even though the 7030 was much slower than expected, it was the fastest computer in the world from 1961 until the first CDC 6600 became operational in 1964. Stretch is considered to be one of the biggest project management failures in IT history. No photographer credited, circa 1960s.
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LLNL Staff, IBM 7030 Supercomputer
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory staff, Clarence Badger, Sid Fernbach, and Richard von Holdt inspect the wiring of the IBM 7030 (Stretch) with IBM staff Seymour Murray and Lee Notari. The Stretch machine was put through lengthy testing by IBM staff before final acceptance by the Lab. The IBM 7030, also known as Stretch, was IBM's first transistorized supercomputer. Its failure to meet its aggressive performance estimates forced its price to be dropped from $13.5 million to only $7.78 million and its withdrawal from sales to customers beyond those having already negotiated contracts. Even though the 7030 was much slower than expected, it was the fastest computer in the world from 1961 until the first CDC 6600 became operational in 1964. Stretch is considered to be one of the biggest project management failures in IT history. No photographer credited, circa 1960s.
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