Operator at IBM 7030 "Stretch", c. 1961
| 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. |
