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This website will eventually provide a comprehensive historical record of the design, implementation, operation, evolution, and demise of the IBM 9020 Air Traffic Control system, built for the USA’s Federal Aviation Administration.
My association with the 9020 is summarised on the home page. I retained a small hoard of documents related to the 9020D I worked on. There are also a few 9020E documents, but no 9020A-specific documents. [There were three different 9020 versions fielded – A, D, and E.]
Many of these documents have been placed online here: https://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/9020
If you happen to have any other 9020 documents (hardware or software – NAS or NOSS, etc.) I would love to hear from you and perhaps obtain copies. Also, any personal memories, anecdotes, or memoirs. All contributions added to the website, following your agreement, will be acknowledged (unless you would rather not).
Please use one of these [click here] contact channels, or email 9020history [at] gmail [dot] com
I am particularly seeking the following 9020A documents:
9020A System Design Data
9020A Principles of Operation
9020A Theory of Operation Manual
9020A 7201-01 Compute Element Theory of Operation Manual
9020A 7201-01 Compute Element Maintenance Manual
9020A 7201-01 Compute Element Maintenance Diagrams Manual
9020A 7201-01 Compute Element Parts Catalog
IBM 9020 Data Processing System JOVIAL Language Reference Manual
IBM 9020 JOVIAL Language User's Manual
But anything 9020-related not already listed on the Bitsavers site will be welcomed - thank you!