New ICL developments reduce costs for computer users

Press, 18 June 1976, Page 16

New ICL developments reduce costs for computer users

A new computer in the I ICL range will substantially , lower the investment necesI sary for businesses who re- ; quire more computer capa- ■ city, according to Alan Ros- '■ ling of International Computers, Limited, in Christchurch on June 11. Mr Alan Rosling of ICL. was speaking at a function to launch the new ICL 2904. , a computer which has ! greatly -increased capacity I and speed of instruction giving faster computing at i lower costs. ‘‘The challenge of the computer industry was to pro- : duce a range of models that i could grow with the needs of ' the businesses they ser- ■! viced without a Sometimes crippling outlay for reprogramming when a larger computer capacity was required,” said Mr Rosling “The new 2904 computer programming is compatible with the many smaller capacity 2903 models currently in New Zealand and this protects the users original investment should they eventually need more capacity,” he said. ' Mr Rosling said some of 5 the factors which contri- ; buted to the outstanding sucIcess of the 2903 models in New Zealand and throughout the world was their compactness. ease of operation, a way of expressing informajtion in a form that laymen J could understand and t

al J superior design which made I * special air-conditioning un-l .’necessary. ”l “The new, 2904 model I similar features and we arej confident it will enjoy similar; Csuccess to the 2903 in New! ’ Zealand.” said Mr Rosling. Executives attending the’ t iICL presentation were also; -introduced to a new piece of I a communications equipment, I - The Modular Terminal Sys-! njtem can be connected to any; a ICL computer and used as al

(remote processer and process la limited amount of data on I its own. The capability to be ■ added to this system comjprises a "fail-safe” mechanism ’for on-line operations, savings in land-line charge and: [other economies.