On Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Doug Coward wrote:
> Hans wrote:
> > Now, does anyone of you know about a similar machine
> > (especialy about the desktop part) produced in series
> > before 1963?
>
> All of the following are electronic desktop
> personal computers used by engineers and mass
> produced before 1963.
>
> I have copies of magazine ads for these computers:
> Electronic Associates Inc. Model TR-48 April 1962
> Electronic Associates Inc. Model TR-10 June 1960
> Donner Scientific Co. Model 3500 April 1960
> Donner Scientific Co. Model 3400 February 1960
>
> Of course there is also the Heath EC-1 introduced
> in 1960 and the Heath ES-400 introduced in 1956.
These are all analog computers, of course. Hans was looking for digital
computers.
Berkeley's Simon could be considered (1951).
http://www.widomaker.com/~cswiger/simon/
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