Britain's 2nd oldest computer brought back to life
A bit o' computing history:
This will make you appreciate your "bulky" laptop!
Imagine working at a machine with 900 vacuum tubes, and you could only get info into the thing using a paper tape......and your "printouts" were also on paper tape (no CRT!)......oh, and a human was faster at calculating (but humans get tired).
They've brought this computer out of mothballs and are trying to get it working again.
This will make you appreciate your "bulky" laptop!
Imagine working at a machine with 900 vacuum tubes, and you could only get info into the thing using a paper tape......and your "printouts" were also on paper tape (no CRT!)......oh, and a human was faster at calculating (but humans get tired).
They've brought this computer out of mothballs and are trying to get it working again.
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