Perhaps I could interest you in ENIAC. Specs: Computation rate: 5000 10-digit additions or subtractions per second. 357 multiplications per second. 40 divisions per second. 3 square roots per second.
Memory: 20 10-digit registers when built in 1946, later increased to 100 words of magnetic core memory in 1953. Software: none. Programs were written by plugging wires into a switchboard. A stored program capability was added in 1948. MTBF: initially a few hours, increased to 2 days in 1948 using high-reliability vacuum tubes (17,458 of them). I/O: Card reader and punch. Size: 8 x 3 x 100 feet. Weight: 30 tons. Power: 150 KW. Cost: $500,000 in 1946 ($5.9 million today). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
