IBM 7090 Mainframe Computer in auction by Christies (onlineonly.christies.com) 16 points by zitterbewegung 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] tuatoru 2y ago ↗ No mention that it was originally the IBM 709T, T for transistorized.But (potential) customers all called it the "seventy-ninety" or "seven-oh-ninety", so IBM bowed to the inevitable.
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[ 73.6 ms ] story [ 2816 ms ] threadBut (potential) customers all called it the "seventy-ninety" or "seven-oh-ninety", so IBM bowed to the inevitable.