{"product_id":"1-pc-6003-rare-vintage-ic-advanced-memory-systems-2048x1-gold-1976-d-c","title":"(1 PC) 6003 Rare Vintage IC Advanced Memory Systems 2048X1 Gold 1976 D\/C","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"3\" style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eTHIS IS FOR\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#2a2a2a\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003e(1 PC) OF 6003 BY AMS\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#2a2a2a\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cfont color=\"#2a2a2a\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003eRare Vintage IC Advanced Memory Systems 2048X1 Gold 1976 D\/C\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\" style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e In the early 1970's, an IBM Mainframe computer leasing company called Itel found an economical way to expand the performance  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#2a2a2a\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003eof IBM System 360 computers by offering add-on memory systems that replaced IBM's ferrite core memory systems \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003ewith a faster, more reliable,  semiconductor monolithic Main Memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\" style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eTheir supplier was a company called AMS (Advanced Memory Systems) of Sunnyvale California. AMS was a start-up founded by Engineers from \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#2a2a2a\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003eIBM\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e, Collins Radio, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#2a2a2a\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003eMotorola \u0026amp; Fairchild Semiconductor.\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"3\" style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eIn 1971, IBM had threatened that they would not maintain IBM computer systems that had the Itel's AMS memory upgrades installed that were above IBM's current limits. Itel took IBM to court and received a stipulated judgement in 1972 requiring IBM to maintain the systems.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(19, 52, 59);\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOverall, AMS's contributions to memory technology and its role in the development of memory systems for mainframe computers, particularly those of IBM, had a lasting impact on the advancement of computer technology during the 1970s and beyond.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eIn 1974 the AMS \"7001\" was the worlds fastest SRAM chip with access times of 60ns and cycle times of 180ns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e​In 1974, AMS was also contracted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#2a2a2a\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003eRCA \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eto supply them with \"7001\" memory chips for the next 3 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis is also interesting reading:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#2a2a2a\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.computerhistory.org\/siliconengine\/mos-dynamic-ram-competes-with-magnetic-core-memory-on-price\/\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Specialty Parts \u0026 Electronic Components, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42128706502711,"sku":"IF_C7F65DE9","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/5124\/7415\/files\/227234774560-0.jpg?v=1772648263","url":"https:\/\/specialtypartsinc.com\/products\/1-pc-6003-rare-vintage-ic-advanced-memory-systems-2048x1-gold-1976-d-c","provider":"Specialty Parts \u0026 Electronic Components, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}