IBM 2050 Processing Unit

Figures

1 documented absence

IBM 2050 Processing Unit: recorded figures: documented absences

Metric	Value	Evidence	Basis	Method	Source
Peak FP32 rate cpu	unknown Native short hexadecimal floating-point arithmetic is supported. The checked instruction timings are operand-dependent weighted averages, not a theoretical peak operation rate.	Not stated	Vendor-rated	Theoretical peak Stated by the vendor	IBM System/360 Model 50 Functional Characteristics, A22-6898-1 IBM System/360 Principles of Operation, A22-6821-0 Simulating the IBM 360/50 mainframe from its microcode

The machine-cycle duration describes internal sequencing. It is retained as context rather than converted into a nominal CPU clock frequency.

IBM System/360 Model 50 Functional Characteristics, A22-6898-1 International Business Machines Corporation · tier A · Second edition; printed/PDF pp. 5-7, model table and Main Storage; printed/PDF p. 41, Timing Assumptions, item 3
The Design of Processor Controls Using a Read-Only Storage, TR 00.1318 International Business Machines Corporation · tier A · Printed p. 1 (PDF p. 4), main-storage cycle; printed p. 5 (PDF p. 6), Figure 4, ROS and data-flow timing
Bringing You Up To Date with zSeries Hardware IBM · tier A · Slide/PDF p. 59, System/360 Model 50 column, Introduction and Machine cycle time rows
IBM System/360 Principles of Operation, A22-6821-0 International Business Machines Corporation · tier A · Printed/PDF p. 40, Floating-Point Arithmetic, Data Format and Number Representation
Simulating the IBM 360/50 mainframe from its microcode Ken Shirriff · tier B · Hardware of the Model 50; The Model 50’s internal architecture