IBM 7090 computer. Operators working with an IBM 7090 computer at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory at Livermore, California, USA. The first of four IBM 7090s was delivered here in April 1960. This computer was the first 7000 series machine to use transistors. A data processing system control panel is at centre, with magnetic tape drives in the background.
They rented time on this computer for today’s equivalent of $400,00/month.
A week of computing time on a modern laptop would take longer than the age of the universe on the 7090.
Prep Sheet for Test #21:
Giver 1-1-1:___/18 Vocabulary Practices: ___/13 ___/13 ___/13 Giver Quizzes: ___/10 ___/7
Interview Essay: ____/100 Extra Scrambles: ___ Other Extra Credit:
Periods 1 and 5 get +2 for Vocab Relay; all other classes get +1.
Mental Floss.
- These word pairs are not in relation to each other, but if you find their synonyms, the two words will rhyme. Example : Plump Feline = Fat Cat.
a) nondescript crustacean b) old story c) big cargo boat d) timid gnat e) kiss dog - In what month do Americans eat the least amount of food?
- Wacky Wordy: Queso >
- Fill in the blanks below with a word that means the same as the word on the left when read normally, and fits the definition on the right when read backwards.
- a) Friends ______ hit sharply.
- b) Rinds of fruit _______ What we do with over one third of our lives.
- c) Wicked _______ Exist
- Starting with an empty barrel, put in order. (Not a trick.)
*2/3 full *1/4 empty *1/2 full *3/4 empty