SPREAD Report:
Software will be compatible on all levels of the system – upward and downward!
Each processor will be economically competitive in its own marketplace
Standard I/O interfaces will be used across the entire product line
Required development of dozens of new peripherals: disk drives, tape drives, printers, card readers, magnetic & optical character readers, communications adapters, and terminals
“Since such processors must have capabilities not now present in any IBM processor product, the new family of products will not be compatible with our existing processors.”