Editing IBM 1710

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The '''IBM 1710''' was a [[process control]] system that [[IBM]] introduced in March 1961. It used either a [[IBM 1620 Model I|1620 I]] or a [[IBM 1620 Model II|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 mill]]s,<ref>{{cite journal|title=ACROSS THE EDITOR'S DESK: Automation - PAPER MILLS TAKE FIRST STEPS IN USE OF COMPUTER CONTROLS|journal=Computers and Automation|date=Jul 1962|volume=XI|issue=7|page=22|url=http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Computers_And_Automation/196207.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Computers_And_Automation/196207.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-10 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref> [[oil refinery|oil refineries]] and [[Electrical power industry|electric companies]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=ACROSS THE EDITOR'S DESK: NEW CONTRACTS - ELECTRIC COMPANY ORDERS IBM 1710 CONTROL SYSTEM|journal=Computers and Automation|date=Oct 1962|volume=XI|issue=10|page=32|url=http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Computers_And_Automation/196210.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Computers_And_Automation/196210.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-10 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[IBM 1720]]
*[[IBM 1800]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060224010943/http://domino.research.ibm.com/tchjr/journalindex.nsf/4ac37cf0bdc4dd6a85256547004d47e1/f5de4ef3d47f081c85256bfa0067f4d2?OpenDocument "Evolution of Small Real-Time IBM Computer Systems"] (1.25 MB PDF file), from the IBM Journal of Research and Development.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311004950/http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV4021.html IBM Archives:  IBM 1710 — Control system]

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