1 janv. 1949 - EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator)
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Description:EDSAC is an early British computer considered to be the first stored program electronic computer.
History:Invented in 1949 by Maurice Wilkes and his team. EDSAC is Short for Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator, EDSAC is an early British computer considered to be the first stored program electronic computer. It was created at the University of Cambridge in England, performed its first calculation on May 6, 1949, and was the computer that ran the first graphical computer game nicknamed "Baby."
Special Features: EDSAC used mercury delay lines for memory and 3,000 vacuum tubes for logic. Programs were input using 5-hole punched tape and output was via a teleprinter.
Uses:The EDSAC is a large-scale electronic calculating machine in which ultrasonic delay units are used for storage of orders and numbers. It is serial in operation and works in the scale of two.
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