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Computers. CmpE 101 Supplements By Dr. Atilla Elçi. Mechanical. Photos: Jaipur Observatory The Jaipur Observatory by Maurice AUDEJEAN. As it’s envisaged in 1954s: Home Computer in the year 2004!. This is an urban legend (hoax): See. Fastest Computer.
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Computers CmpE 101 Supplements By Dr. Atilla Elçi CmpE 101 Supplement
Mechanical • Photos: Jaipur Observatory • The Jaipur Observatoryby Maurice AUDEJEAN CmpE 101 Supplement
As it’s envisaged in 1954s:Home Computer in the year 2004! This is an urban legend (hoax): See CmpE 101 Supplement
Fastest Computer Guinness World Records 2003 sites the NEC Earth Simulator at Yokohama Institute of Earth Sciences which: • Is capable of carrying out 35.6 trillion operations / second; • Is designed to simulate Earth’s climate change and global warming; • Has 5,104 processors • Occupies an area about four tennis courts. CmpE 101 Supplement
Oldest Computer Guinness World Records 2003 sites: The first fully automated, software-driven computer was called “Baby”: • Desinged and run by Tom Kilburn & Freddie Williams (UK); • On June 21, 1948; • Used to compute the highest factor of 218; • By a program of 17 instructions. CmpE 101 Supplement