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First shipment

 
 
First shipment
 
It’s September 1971 -- not quite a year after the System/7 was introduced -- and the first unit is about to be moved out to the loading dock at IBM’s plant in Boca Raton, Fla., for shipment to the American Motors Corporation in Kenosha, Wisc.
 
 
System/7 details
System/7 chronology System/7 chronology  
Initial announcement press release (1970) Initial announcement press release (1970)  
IBM 5022 disk storage press release (1971) IBM 5022 disk storage press release (1971)  
New model E announcement press release (1973) New model E announcement press release (1973)  
Product profile Product profile  
IBM's manufacturing and use of the system IBM's manufacturing and use of the system  
System/7 first installation System/7 first installation  
Associated equipment Associated equipment  
System/7 photo album System/7 photo album