3 Apr
2002
3 Apr
'02
6:32 a.m.
Hi,
"James L. Rice" <jrice(a)texoma.net> said;
Just out of curiosity, what was available in 1954? I
probably coulfdn't
afford the power and a/c for all of the vacuum tubes.
The Ferranti Mercury for one.
Ferranti were experimenting with germanium transistors in computer
circuits around that time - or possible a year or two later.
Research that led to the Atlas, the fastest computer of its era...
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Stan Barr stanb(a)dial.pipex.com
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