The world's oldest intact computer is turning 60 in Victoria.
The CSIRAC - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research organisation Automatic Computer - is housed in the state's museum and has today been granted heritage listing as part of its birthday celebrations.
It is the first computer ever to be made in Australia; the fourth computer ever to be made in the world; and the only first generation computer that remains intact.
Cheers Don...
just adding to that, if you would like to read the full story, it has a good writeup with pictures at:
Cheers Don...
-- Don McKenzie
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writeup with pictures at:
Thanks for that post.
Great article.
Takes you back to when things weren't quite so simple, and paper tape and card punch were king.
Rob
When you see a Vintage Car people go wow, isn't that amazing. When you see a Vintage Computer people usually just Laugh or Snicker.
Why is that?
I suppose it would need a memory upgrade to run Quake.
Maybe Computer technology moves so fast that people have little sense of history. While in the UK in 1997 I made an effort to see the Colossus rebuild at Bletchley Park.
Glenn.
That should be "oldest intact electronic digital computer" I believe.
MrT.
Can't say I noticed that when I was there. Everyone, adults and kids, were obviously blown away by the exhibit.
It is a neat exhibit. My kids did laugh when I pointed out the Microbee & XT with green phosphor monitor that were just like the ones I had........
Interesting story, but it's a pity that the article is so cringe-worthy. Comparing CSIRAC to an ipod, for f*ck's sake?
I thought the same thing when I read the headline.
Some pimply faced editors idea of what he thinks people want to read, in this day and age.
Cheers Don...
-- Don McKenzie
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One box is pretty much like the next and talking specs is very sleep inducing.
Yeah, that'd be my guess too. Sad, really.
Here is a storage system to go with it.
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