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#OTD in #ComputingHistory 1954, IBM introduced the IBM 704, the first mass-produced computer to feature hardware support for floating-point arithmetic and index registers. These were major advances that allowed for more complex and efficient computation. The IBM 704 was also the original home of two legendary programming languages: FORTRAN (1957), the first widely adopted high-level programming language; and LISP (1958), the second-oldest high-level language still in use, and the foundation of e

On May 11, 1997, IBM’s Deep Blue computer defeated the reigning world chess champion in a major milestone for artificial intelligence. In the 20 years since, this is how IBM has continued to work to advance the field of AI: https://ibm.co/2q5Rjch | IBM

IBM Watson Text to Speech

History on Instagram: "In 1961, an IBM 704 computer at Bell Labs performed what is widely recognized as the first song ever sung by a computer: “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two).” The demonstration was led by physicist John Larry Kelly Jr., with music programming assistance from Max Mathews, a pioneer of computer music. Using early speech-synthesis techniques, the IBM 704 generated both the melody and lyrics, producing a hauntingly mechanical but groundbreaking performance. This moment became