Hi,
"James L. Rice" <jrice_at_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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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 14:32:10 BST