MIT Dumbkopf 1 computer

From: Jim Battle <frustum_at_pacbell.net>
Date: Thu Jun 10 05:41:42 2004

Some time back on the vintage computer marketplace
(http://marketplace.vintage.org/), somebody listed a "dumpkopf 1"
computer, but only the most vague information was given about it. I
think there was some speculation here that it was maybe a hoax, and that
no information could be found about it on the internet.

I accidentally stumbled upon the machine at this web site; I suspect
that this guy was the lister in that marketplace ad:

http://community-2.webtv.net/ARCHAICAUDIO/WESTERNELECTRIC/page15.html

It looks to be very interesting, perhaps significant, but certainly
inoperable. The web page has a number of very interesting pictures of
the computer, and says that the tubes have a 1954 date stamp on them.

There are some large patch panels on the machine, so perhaps it wasn't a
general purpose programmable computer (in fact, the name implies the
machine isn't all that smart!)
Received on Thu Jun 10 2004 - 05:41:42 BST

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