Saturday, November 24, 2012

61 year old computer on display in London.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/21/tech/innovation/witch-computer-restoration/index.html


The WITCH computer, first used in the 1950s, reads programs that are punched into strips of tape.

The WITCH as it is called stands for Wolverhampton Instrament for Teaching Computation from Harwell was made in the 1950s  and is able to store up to 40 8 digit numbers and print. The WITCH was found in storage and is currently on display in a London musume.
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 28, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    Well that's awesome! I love it when old things survive!

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  2. KPDecember 4, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    It's nice to see how technology has advanced. I like to see all this happening in my lifetime.

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