R. D. Davis wrote:
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>>I have a new design (yes you read right) for a tube computer, probably
>>75 envelopes, on my website. 20 bits, serial arith, drum memory but I
>>later realized that switched-capacitor (aka DRAM) was actually
>>historically acceptable since one was made (NBS "test" computer; the
>>diodes were too expensive in 1952 but it was basically just a DRAM).
>>Somehow, I can't find the money to make it. But I'm serious enough,
>>there's an assembler and simulator there (wps.com/projects).
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> What appears to be the most expensive aspect of the project thus far?
The sockets :)
6N16B-V are computer tubes.
http://www.russiantubes.com/sale.php
Received on Tue Jan 20 2004 - 14:21:01 GMT