ALWAC III-E
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alwac-iii-e-163-2292831
title:
ALWAC III-E
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The ALWAC III-E was an early commercial vacuum-tube computer employing a rotating magnetic drum main storage unit, operational in 1955. It weighed about 2,200 pounds. The invention of the ALWAC III-E is attributed to Axel Wenner-Gren, and the name is derived from Axel Leonard Wenner-Gren Automatic Computer, letter E stands for the E-register. The ALWAC III-E contained 132–275 vacuum tubes, 5000–5400 silicon diodes, and cost $60,000–$80,000. Word size was 32 bits + sign + recoverable overflow bit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALWAC_III-E
date created:
2016-08-11T16:12:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T05:55:10Z
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