1 Feb
2011
1 Feb
'11
12:17 a.m.
I think that I have this book in its original edition. I must check it.
Sergio
2011/2/1 Michael Holley <swtpc6800 at comcast.net>
"High-Speed Computing Devices" is a report
on the state of computing
machines in the US that was published in 1950. I have first edition copy but
it is also available on the Internet Archive.
http://www.archive.org/details/HighSpeedComputingDevices
My favorite part is "Table 10-1, Large-Scale Digital Computing-Machine
Projects in the United States." It lists all nine operational machines with
eleven more under construction. (Pages 214 and 215, the DJVU file is offset
14 pages so this starts on page 228.) The description of the ENIAC starts on
page 194.
The book describes the computing circuitry in detail. You can build your
own accumulator with a handful of vacuum tubes.
Michael Holley