Title :
Digging for computer `gold¿: Computer archaelogy is a young but challenging activity; some rare finds are exhibited at the Computer Museum in Boston
Author :
Bell, Gordon ; Bell, C.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Museum, Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
Descriptions are given of some of the acquisitions of the Computer Museum, in Boston. These include the Whirlwind, built at MIT in the 1940s and 1950s, and an AN/FS Q-7 computer, built for the US Air Forces´ Sage air-defense system.
Keywords :
computer science education; computers; history; AN/FS Q-7 computer; Computer Museum; Sage air-defense system; Whirlwind; Companies; Educational institutions; Electron tubes; History; Laboratories; Microcomputers;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1985.6370729
