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Various graphics re ’50 years of Computing’ April 12th

Various graphics re ’50 years of Computing’ April 12th. Elliott 803B (circa 1962) at the National Museum of Computing. Elliott 803 installation: BCS Computer Conservation Group picture. Elliott 803 Console. Elliott 803 console: maybe a better picture.

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Various graphics re ’50 years of Computing’ April 12th

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  1. Various graphics re’50 years of Computing’April 12th

  2. Elliott 803B (circa 1962) at the National Museum of Computing

  3. Elliott 803 installation: BCS Computer Conservation Group picture

  4. Elliott 803 Console

  5. Elliott 803 console: maybe a better picture

  6. Elliott 803: printed circuit boards with ‘real’ components

  7. http://www.tnmoc.org/videos-elliott.aspx for more Elliott 803 videos http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/CCS/res/res03.htm#e Young person’s guide to the Elliott 803B Refers to the NCCS’ ‘Steam Days’ which are Saturdays

  8. Elliott 803 tape deck: Modified film-handling hardware

  9. Elliott 803 manuals: Tony Hoare was largely responsible for Elliott ALGOL, a subset of ALGOL 60 … cf his Turing Award Lecture in the CACM

  10. ICL 1904S at Swansea University

  11. ICL 1904S at Salford University

  12. ICL 1904S CPU #649 back panel at QMC London

  13. ICL 1904S at Swansea University

  14. 50 years = 2^25 multiple of transistors per chip … = x 32m Robert Noyce’s first integrated circuit was 1961 (1965) Transistors on a chip doubling every two years: has held since then Added to that transistors were getting quicker  2x power per 18 months

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