The IBM 7030, also known as the Stretch, was a pioneering supercomputer developed by IBM in the early 1960s. It was designed to perform complex calculations at high speeds, primarily for scientific and engineering applications. The machine featured advanced architecture and was one of the first to use transistor technology, significantly improving performance over earlier vacuum tube computers. Introduced in 1961, the IBM 7030 was notable for its ability to handle floating-point arithmetic efficiently. Although it faced challenges in meeting its ambitious performance goals, it laid the groundwork for future developments in computing technology and influenced subsequent models, including the IBM 7094 and IBM System/360.