Make Magazine Article: Rebuilding Computer History: First Parts of the EDSAC Replica Unveiled

-----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk- bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Christian Liendo Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:24 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only Subject: Make Magazine Article: Rebuilding Computer History: First Parts of the EDSAC Replica Unveiled EDSAC?was Cambridge University?s first computer. Designed in the early years after the Second World War in 1947, construction of the machine was completed in 1949. It operated for almost 10 years, and was the first general purpose computer built for other people to use, to solve real problems. The?EDSAC Replica project?aims to rebuild an authentic replica, and on Wednesday, which was the centenary of the birth of?Sir Maurice Wilkies, widely regarded as the father of British computing, they have?unveiled the first working parts?of the restored machine. http://makezine.com/2013/06/27/edsac-replica/