Hackaday

1950s Vacuum Tube Computer Replica Communicates Through USB

When we talk about a “computer” today, we generally picture an electronic machine that can perform various kinds of mathematical operations, manage its program flow, move data from one place to ...

The wall-mounted machine uses 1950s technology and needs frequent tube replacements

The project, called The Tube Computer MK3, was built by Mike, a self-taught electronics tinkerer who recently documented the ...
Hackaday

Debugging A 1950s Computer Sounds Like A Pain

Debugging computers in the 1950s sounds like it wasn’t an easy task. That’s one of the interesting facts from this fascinating talk by [Guy Fedorkow] about the Whirlwind, one of the first digital ...
EurekAlert!

Historical Photo of Computer Use at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the Early 1950s (IMAGE)

Computers have been an important tool at the Lab since its inception. Researchers utilized UNIVAC computers in the early 1950s, and now have access to some of the fastest supercomputers in the world.
ExtremeTech

Redditor Finds Ultra-Rare Refrigerator-Sized 1950s-Era Computer in Basement

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