IBM 1710

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IBM 1710 Control System - Open-loop system showing IBM 1711 data converter, Model 1. IBM 1620 and 1621 units R-6033

The IBM 1710 was a process control system that IBM introduced in March 1961. It used either a 1620 I or a 1620 II Computer and specialized I/O devices (e.g., IBM 1711 analog-to-digital converter and digital-to-analog converter, IBM 1712 discrete I/O and analog multiplexer, factory floor operator control panels).

The IBM 1620 used in the 1710 system was modified in several ways, the most obvious was the addition of a very primitive hardware interrupt mechanism.

The 1710 was used by paper mills,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> oil refineries and electric companies.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

See also

• IBM 1720
• IBM 1800

External links

• "Evolution of Small Real-Time IBM Computer Systems" (1.25 MB PDF file), from the IBM Journal of Research and Development.
• IBM Archives: IBM 1710 — Control system