The Bendix G-15 is a computer introduced in 1956 by the Bendix Corporation's Computer Division in Los Angeles, California, measuring about five feet by three feet by three feet and weighing roughly 966 pounds. It used a drum memory of 2,160 29-bit words plus 20 words reserved for special purposes and rapid-access storage, and was aimed at scientific and industrial markets: the base system cost 49,500 dollars, a working model around 60,000 dollars, or it could be rented for 1,485 dollars a month. The series was gradually discontinued after Control Data Corporation took over the Bendix computer division in 1963.
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SignificanceBendix engineer David C. Evans worked on the G-15 project before founding Evans and Sutherland with Ivan Sutherland, a foundational company in computer graphics. 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bendix G-15
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The Bendix G-15 is a computer introduced in 1956 by the Bendix Corporation, Computer Division, Los Angeles, California.
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David C. Evans was one of the Bendix engineers on the G-15 project. He would later become famous for his work in computer graphics and for starting up Evans & Sutherland with Ivan Sutherland.
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The series was gradually discontinued after Control Data Corporation took over the Bendix computer division in 1963.
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