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63087 Notes on a Visit to Cambridge, 30th October 1952

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Report by David Caminer dated 3rd Nov 1952 on a visit to Cambridge he and Ernest Kaye took on 30th October 1952. Includes notes on EDSAC Mark II, and details of a paper given by E.N. Mutch (from the Cambridge team) on his recent visit to the US to see many of the American computers at that point in progress, including the Harvard Mark IV (HAMDC), Raytheon (RAYDAC),  RCA, Bell Telephones, Princeton (team led by Von Neumann and Goldstine), University of Illinois (ORDVAC and 'ILIAC'), Atomic Energy Commission (MANIAC), International Telemeters Inc, Eckert-Mauchly of Remington Rand, National Bureau of Census (SEAC), Wayne University Detroit, Toronto (Ferranti 'FERUT'), IBM Type 701 and  M.I.T. (Whirlwind).

 

Date : 3rd November 1952

Creator : Caminer, David

Physical Description : 1 item (7 pages), paper; typescript with manuscript annotations

Provenance :
From David Caminer's papers.



Archive References : CMLEO/DC/WF/OTH/22 , DTC/3/6/109-115 , DCMLEO20210322109-115

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH63087. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.
 
Article: 63087 Notes on a Visit to Cambridge, 30th October 1952

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