Project Lightning. Volume 1.
Abstract
This is the final report on work supported under Contract NObsr 77508, Task 4, and the tenth of a series of quarterly progress reports which began with the initiation of Task 3 under this contract. The IBM Lightning program was a study aimed toward the design of a computer system capable of performing basic logic operations at a rate of 1000 megacycles. The program was composed of three separate phases. Phase I. which was Task 15 of Contract NObsr 63472, covered the period from 6 June 1958 to 31 December 1958, when three promising technologies were studied. These were: microwaves and intermediate%frequency logic. solid state physics and logic. and cryogenics. A smaller machine-organization effort was also included. A series of five numbered progress reports and a final report (Final Progress Report. Task 15, Vol. I and II) were written concerning the work done during this period. Phase II extended from 1 December 1958 to 31 May 1960. During this period 85 percent of the work was devoted to cryogenics and the associated machine organization. The remaining 15 percent of the effort was directed toward high-speed semiconductor devices and symbolic logic. During this period six quarterly reports were written. The final report was contained in the sixth report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 31, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0273735
Entities
Organizations
- International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)