18 Feb
2010
18 Feb
'10
5:01 p.m.
?Speaking of tubes, television variety or otherwise,
does anyone know
if there are any tube-based computers, large or small, still in
existence?
I saw parts of one a few years ago at the Computer History Museum in
Silicon Valley but none that have approached a 'working' unit or
sub-unit!
I have never done an accurate study, but I think the count is
somewhere around 25 tube computers still around in this world. I do
not think any in the US are running, but I think there may be a
running machine in the UK.
The chances of more tube computers coming out of the woodwork is very,
very slim, but it has happened in the past few years. It is actually
reasonable to think that someone could have an IBM 650 or Bendix G-15
tucked away in a basement or garage.
--
Will