25 Aug
2011
25 Aug
'11
11:32 a.m.
On 2011 Aug 25, at 10:27 AM, Alexey Toptygin wrote:
A coworker of mine showed me this link. Whatever it is looks pretty
sweet, but I don't think I've ever seen a similar machine. Anyone know
what it is? Is it even a computer, or some sort of teletype switching
office?
http://i.imgur.com/tDA3X.jpg
A little guessing and searching on the "????AC" name in the booklet in
the first photo (I thought it was just an EIMAC tube manual at first
until I noticed there were 6 characters, not 5) turned up this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSIRAC
The track lighting on the ceiling kind of breaks the period
consistency, otherwise a lovely display.
