IBM ships its Model 701 “Defense Calculator”
During three years of production, IBM sells 19 machines to research laboratories, aircraft companies, and the federal government. Also known as the “Defense Calculator,” the 701 rented for $15,000 a month. Arthur Samuels used the 701 to write the first computer program designed to play checkers. The 701 introductions also marked the beginning of IBM’s entry into the large-scale computer market, a market it came to dominate in later decades.
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