FACOM ("Fujitsu Automatic COMputer") is a trademark used for Fujitsu's computers. The first product is FACOM 100, built in 1954. In May 1990, the brand name of FACOM was abolished and changed to Fujitsu.
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FACOM numbering roughly follows the following scheme, but the numbering of some early relay computers is irregular:
- 100s: relay computers
- 200/210: parametron computers
- 220 and above: electronic computers (transistors, integrated circuits)
Products
editRelay computers
editRelay computers or electromechanical computers include:
- FACOM 100, electromechanical computer built by Fujitsu in 1954
- FACOM 128, relay-based electromechanical computer built by Fujitsu in the late 1950s
- FACOM 138A
Irregularly numbered relay computers include: FACOM 318A, FACOM 415A, FACOM 416A, FACOM 426A, FACOM 426B, FACOM 514A, FACOM 524A
Parametron computers
edit- FACOM 200
- FACOM 201
- FACOM 202
- FACOM 212 shipped in 1959[1]
Transistor computers
edit- Early transistor computers:
- FACOM 222
- FACOM 231
- FACOM 230 series:
- FACOM 230 / FACOM 230-30
- FONTAC / FACOM 230-50
- FACOM 230-10
- FACOM 230-60 (1968)
- FACOM 230-5 series
- FACOM 230-25, FACOM 230-35, FACOM 230-45 (1968)
- FACOM 230-45S, FACOM 230-55 (1974)
- FACOM 230-75
- FACOM 230-75 APU (1977) - A computer for scientific and technological calculations with enhanced computing power by adding a pipeline system "array processor" (vector processor) to FACOM 230-75. FACOM 230-75 APU achieved 22M FLOPS. It was delivered to the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (JAXA). It's only one year behind the Cray-1. This machine will lead to the later VP series.
- FACOM 270 series:
- FACOM M series: IBM System/360, System/370 compatible
- FACOM M-190 (1974): This is a super-large machine that uses LSI, and has two to three times the performance of IBM System/370. The fastest computer in the world at this time.
- FACOM M-200 (1978): The fastest computer in the world at this time.
- FACOM M-130F, M-140F, M-150F, M-160F, M-170F (1979): Supports Japanese language. Includes software supporting Japanese, a device for inputting Japanese, and a Kanji dot impact printer.
- FACOM M-380, M-382 (1981): Supports 31-bit address space (2GB). A super-large machine that uses ECL / TTL LSI.
- FACOM M-780 (1985): A super-large machine that uses an ECL LSI with 10,000 gates / chip. Maximum physical memory 256 Mbytes, maximum 64 channels. Water cooling.
FACOM VP series (supercomputers)
editSupercomputers include:
- FACOM VP-100, VP-200 (1982): VP-200 achieved up to 500 MFLOPS
- FACOM VP-400 (1985): Beyond 1 GFLOPS for the first time in the world
- FACOM VP2000 family (1988): The VP2600 measured processing performance exceeding 5GFLOPS and set a world record in 1990.
FACOM A series (superminicomputers)
editSuperminicomputers include:
- A-30, A-50, A-70
- A-300, A-400, A-500, A-600
FACOM V series
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FACOM K series
editOffice computers.
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FACOM G series
editWorkstations include:
- FACOM G-140, G-150, G-150A (1987)
- FACOM G-250, G-250C (1988)
Personal computer
editPersonal computers include:
- FACOM 9450 (1981): Fujitsu's branding for the Panafacom C-180
See also
edit- Facom, a French tool company
References
edit- ^ Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ). "(Fujitsu) FACOM 200, 201, 202, 212 Parametron Computers".