The Electronic Computers, Part 4: The Electronic Revolution (technicshistory.wordpress.com) 54 points by seventyhorses 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] coroxout 8y ago ↗ I enjoyed the article, thank you.Shame to see two pictures of Maurice Wilkes working on EDSAC (the big picture at the top and one further down of the mercury delay lines) and no mention of his name, though.https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/30/maurice_wilkes_rip/
[–] mattkevan 8y ago ↗ Thank you whoever is writing these articles.I'm fascinated by the history of computers and these articles are a great read. Like a Damn Interesting [0] for computing.[0] https://www.damninteresting.com
[–] tempodox 8y ago ↗ I have to keep my eye on this, I never saw that history in so much detail. Great work!
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[ 5.2 ms ] story [ 8.6 ms ] threadShame to see two pictures of Maurice Wilkes working on EDSAC (the big picture at the top and one further down of the mercury delay lines) and no mention of his name, though.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/30/maurice_wilkes_rip/
I'm fascinated by the history of computers and these articles are a great read. Like a Damn Interesting [0] for computing.
[0] https://www.damninteresting.com