IBM 7030 Stretch
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The IBM 7030, also known as Stretch, was IBM's first transistorized supercomputer. It was the fastest computer in the world from 1961 until the first CDC 6600 became operational in 1964.
IBM 7030 maintenance console at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris
Operator console at the Computer History Museum
A circuit board from the IBM 7030, in the Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos, New Mexico
IBM 7950 Harvest
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The IBM 7950, also known as Harvest, was a one-of-a-kind adjunct to the Stretch computer which was installed at the United States National Security Agency. Built by IBM, it was delivered in 1962 and o
IBM 7030 Stretch
…Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the first example was delivered to Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1961, and a second customized version, the IBM 7950 Harvest, to the National Security Agency in 1962. The Stretch at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston, England was heavily used by researchers…
HARVEST
A HARVEST tape cartridge.