Britain's Oldest Computer Comes Back To Life Posted: 3 months ago by suebe
It was designed in 1949, first ran in 1951 and performed mathematical calculations at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, Oxfordshire.
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Posted: 3 months ago by DerAlt:
How would this compare to one of todays personal computers? If such a comparison is possible.
"The machine was a relay-based computer using 900 Dekatron gas-filled tubes that could each hold a single digit in memory - similar to RAM in a modern computer - and paper tape for both input and program storage."
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Posted: 3 months ago by suebe:
« DerAlt : How would this compare to one of todays personal computers? If such a comparison is possible.
"The machine was a relay-based computer using 900 Dekatron gas-filled tubes that could each hold a single digit in memory - similar to RAM in a modern computer - and paper tape for both input and program storage." I still have a sense of wonder about all the advances in computing technology.
My first experiences were with Hollerith punch cards. Then mag cards that stored a single page of text.
And now...I watch 3 year olds surfing the net.
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Posted: 3 months ago by GaryTablet:
Its amazing to see just how big those old computers were, and then to look at my mobile phone and think wow this has more memory.
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Posted: 3 months ago by kakana:
« DerAlt : How would this compare to one of todays personal computers? If such a comparison is possible.
"The machine was a relay-based computer using 900 Dekatron gas-filled tubes that could each hold a single digit in memory - similar to RAM in a modern computer - and paper tape for both input and program storage." I'm thinking that it would be pretty stupid compared to a current PC. 900 bits, not much memory. Paper tape.. holy Moses, try sending a reply to Plime on that!
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