Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator

Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC) my memo regarding computer history. text from wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Delay_Storage_Automatic_Calculator Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC) was an early British computer. The machine, having been inspired by John von Neumann’s seminal First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC, was constructed by Maurice Wilkes and his team at the University [...]

Filed under: computer, computer history, notes by jointhec on Thursday, November 18, 2010 | Social tagging: > >
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ENIAC

ENIAC my memo regarding computer history. text from wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC ENIAC (pronounced /ˈɛni.æk/), short for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, was the first general-purpose electronic computer. It was a Turing-complete digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems. ENIAC was designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the United [...]

Filed under: computer, computer history, notes by jointhec on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | Social tagging: >
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Supercomputer Cray-1

Supercomputer Cray-1 my memo.text from wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cray-1 The Cray-1 was a supercomputer designed, manufactured, and marketed by Cray Research. The first Cray-1 system was installed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1976, and it went on to become one of the best known and most successful supercomputers in history. The Cray-1′s architect was Seymour Cray [...]

Filed under: computer history, notes, supercomputer by jointhec on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | Social tagging: > >
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