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Title: 1st 'modern' computer turns 60
Post by: Gregg on June 21, 2008, 07:50:10 PM
wink.gif here's a photo

You really had to not have any qualms about working inside your computer!
Title: 1st 'modern' computer turns 60
Post by: gunug on June 22, 2008, 01:09:09 AM
Do you mean that you don't recognize me in the labcoat?  It was an especially dusty lab and I had to try to stay clean!   whistling.gif
Title: 1st 'modern' computer turns 60
Post by: krissel on June 22, 2008, 01:12:28 AM
A different picture:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtm.../scicomp117.xml
Title: 1st 'modern' computer turns 60
Post by: Highmac on June 22, 2008, 05:06:01 AM
The Ferranti Mk1 mentioned in Gregg's link is the one featured in this thread. So it only took them three years to get music....

Wonder how many of those engineers, researchers and scientists are still around and using iPods!