Sunday, March 13, 2011

Computer Trivia

A chip of silicon a quarter-inch square has the capacity of the original 1949 ENIAC computer, which occupied a full city block.
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  1. Aled HughesMarch 16, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    The first machine I worked on was a 1959 IBM 1401 with 8K memory... you could watch the numbers going round! It occupied about 500 sq ft with all it's cooling requirements.
    Used to set up a 'job', then retire to the parking lot to play cricket for an hour....

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