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From: mparson at bl.org (Michael Parson)
Subject: [COFF] EDSAC replica switched on
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 07:22:34 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <088fb8557db376bfdb0ad6aeb3dca3ad@bl.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.21.9999.1911260847501.33542@aneurin.horsfall.org>


On 2019-11-25 15:48, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> A replica of EDSAC, the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator,
> was switched on at Bletchley Park on this day in 2014; EDSAC was the
> first practical general purpose stored program electronic computer
> (and how's that for hair-splitting?).

The <computerphile> youtube channel has a few videos on the EDSAC, 
including a couple specifically about this build.

https://youtu.be/C97MtJWDNX8
https://youtu.be/Yc945sNB0uA

-- 
Michael Parson
Pflugerville, TX
KF5LGQ


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2019-11-25 21:48 dave
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