IBM 1710

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The IBM 1710 was a process control system that IBM introduced in March 1961. It used either a 1620 I or a 1620 II Computer and specialized I/O devices (e.g., IBM 1711 analog-to-digital converter and digital-to-analog converter, IBM 1712 discrete I/O and analog multiplexer, factory floor operator control panels).

The IBM 1620 used in the 1710 system was modified in several ways, the most obvious was the addition of a very primitive hardware interrupt mechanism.

The 1710 was used by paper mills,{{cite journal|title=ACROSS THE EDITOR'S DESK: Automation - PAPER MILLS TAKE FIRST STEPS IN USE OF COMPUTER CONTROLS|journal=Computers and Automation|date=Jul 1962|volume=XI|issue=7|page=22|url=http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Computers_And_Automation/196207.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Computers_And_Automation/196207.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-10 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-05}} oil refineries and electric companies.{{cite journal|title=ACROSS THE EDITOR'S DESK: NEW CONTRACTS - ELECTRIC COMPANY ORDERS IBM 1710 CONTROL SYSTEM|journal=Computers and Automation|date=Oct 1962|volume=XI|issue=10|page=32|url=http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Computers_And_Automation/196210.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Computers_And_Automation/196210.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-10 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-09-05}}