Main Area and Open Discussion > Living Room
World's oldest still working digital computer gets rebooted
40hz:
It's been reported in several places.
A 2.5 ton computer - complete with 828 valves (i.e. electron tubes for US readers) plus 480 relays - gets rebooted following its three year restoration in the UK.
So without further ado, may I present the Harwell Dekatron/WITCH:
Woo-hoo! It works!!!
More articles here, here, and here.
8)
tomos:
Woo-hoo! It works!!!
-40hz (November 23, 2012, 09:00 AM)
--- End quote ---
sounds great too :up:
Deozaan:
As a child of the 80s, now I see why Star Trek looked so futuristic in its time.
Edvard:
mouser:
Sounds lovely.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version