According to the Computer History Museum, the CDC 160A, had 32K memory, ran at a speed of 78,125 Add/s, and cost $110,000.
"It came with a high-speed paper-tape reader, paper tape punch, and a typewriter. A FORTRAN compiler was also available for those who wanted to write their own programs."
For more information, check out the Computer History Museum's description of this machine.
Photo credit: Jitze Couperus
Babbage's Difference Engine and other historic computers
by Bill Detwiler | May 26, 2010, 6:34am PDT | Image 19 of 24
CDC 160A (1962)
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