4 May
2021
4 May
'21
1:01 a.m.
Yep, Europe was also active at the time.
in the UK around 1960 the Argus 200 was developed to control the Bristol Bloodhound
anti-aircraft rocket. This computer was one of the very first transistor-based control
computers.
In Switzerland the Bloodhound was on duty? until 1999 ! One of the sites, once top
secret,? is now a museum, and well worth a visit.
Check out https://www.museums.ch/org/de/Bloodhound-Lenkwaffenstellung
Besides the rockets there is plenty to see for the tech enthusiast : the illuminating
radar,? a fully functional Argus 700 computer that was a major update of the Argus 200,
and some remnants of the orignal Argus 200 computer, for instance the programmable ROM
module.
Jos