RE: UNIVAC: mainframe related.See the history or CSIR (aka CSIRAC) the oldest surviving electronic computer.
http://www.csirac.info/ also of interest is article about Dr Trevor Pearcey (who lectured me on Computer History) http://www.pearcey.org.au/index.php/Dr_Trevor_Pearcey ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark S. Waterbury To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 6:46 AM Subject: Re: UNIVAC: mainframe related. See here for explanation of the Univac I, including a description of the "mercury delay line" memory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC_I (Google is your friend.) > Gentry, Stephen wrote: Glad you all enjoyed it. The film makes comment about using mercury for memory. Can anyone explain to me how that worked? Thanks, Steve G. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 12:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: UNIVAC: mainframe related. This is a MUST SEE for everyone (especially the windoze weenies that think computing started somewhere around 1985) Four stars. **** -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gentry, Stephen Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: UNIVAC: mainframe related. If you haven't seen this yet, you'll get a kick out of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2fURxbdIZs Steve G.
