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EDSAC


Copyright Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Reproduced by permission. (CC BY SA 2.0)

Type: Electronic digital computer

Presentation and Sale Period: Presented on May 6, 1949; not commercially sold (only one unit produced)

Processor: none

Memory: 512 (upgraded to 1024 in 1952) 17-bits memory locations

Storage Media: Five-hole punched tape reader

Operating System: none

Notes: EDSAC stands for "Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator". OXO, which is considered to be history's first video game, was developed on it in 1952.


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