Faults don’t stop new IBM
NZPA-NYT New York Reflecting industry’s desire for computers that do not fail, the International Business Machines Corporation has introduced a so-
called fault-tolerant com-, pnter. The machine continues operating even in the case of a malfunction because it has been equipped with duplicate components that switch into operation when there is a failure. IBM said that its new computer, called the System 88 and built by Stratus Computer Incorporated of Natick, Massachusetts, would be sold to, among others, banks and manufacturers. Both these groups often have 24-hour operations and need computers that can work without stopping day and night. Until recently, few computer hardware makers have been able to produce machines that work dependably for long periods. The new IBM machine has been equipped with two central processors, back-up memory and extra input/ output controllers.
Systems Programming (New Zealand), Ltd, has released a set of subroutines for use on any large computer to permit efficient look-ups by name. The package will quickly and accurately find records in a large file of information about people using the person’s names as a key, rather than some number.
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Press, 2 April 1985, Page 37
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