The 1620 was announced in 1959 and targetted at the small scientific market. Its internal code name CADET was jokingly said to mean "Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try", referring to the use of addition tables in memory rather than dedicated addition circuitry.
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•Brainstorm (1983) •Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) •The DuPont Show with June Allyson - Season 2, Episode 24, "The Man Who Wanted Everything Perfect" (1961) •Galactica 1980 - Season 1 (1980) •The Invisible Man - Season 1, Episode 8, "Pin Money" (1975) •The Land of the Giants - Season 1, Episode 14, "Brainwash" (1969) •Marooned (1969) •The Rockford Files - Season 4, Episode 21, "The House on Willis Avenue" (1978) •Turn-On - Season 1, Episode 1 (1969)
The 1620's front panel, or part of it, stands in for a component of the lab computer. The 1620 model was scrapped 13 years before this film was made.
Only part of the front panel is used, and the panels lights are multi-coloured which does not seem authentic.
Various front panels from the 1620 stand in for the Colossus computer's front panels.
The 1620 is the company computer that Andrew uses for his work and for the extra-curricula project of finding a wife.
Sections of the 1620's control panel appear both in a US military base as they track the flight of Galactica's ships and on-board the Galatica itself.
The new computer system in the bank is composed in part of panels from a 1620.
1620 panels appear on the bridge of the Spindrift.
There is a small section of the 1620 panel on the wall of the space station.
Jim and Richie con their way into an office to gain access to computer records in an effort to find out more about the owner of 1414 Willis Avenue. There is a brief shot of lights flashing on a 1620 console.
Blink and you miss it!
1620 panels appear as part of the computer system that is making the programme.
