CDC 160 series
CDC 160-A with close-up of control panel | |
| Developer | Seymour Cray |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Control Data Corporation |
| Release date | 1960 |
| Introductory price | $100,000 equivalent to $1,062,880 in 2024 |
| Units shipped | 400 |
| Storage | 4096 words of magnetic core |
| Power | 115 V, 12 A |
| Dimensions | 29 by 61+1⁄2 by 30 inches (740 mm × 1,560 mm × 760 mm) |
| Weight | 810 lb (370 kg) |
| Successor | CDC 6000 series |
The CDC 160 series was a series of minicomputers built by Control Data Corporation. The CDC 160 and CDC 160-A were 12-bit minicomputers built from 1960 to 1965; the CDC 160G was a 13-bit minicomputer, with an extended version of the CDC 160-A instruction set, and a compatibility mode in which it did not use the 13th bit. The 160 was designed by Seymour Cray - reportedly over a long three-day weekend. It fit into the desk where its operator sat.
The 160 architecture uses ones' complement arithmetic with end-around carry.
NCR joint-marketed the 160-A under its own name for several years in the 1960s.