Welcome to Computer History Archives Project. In this educational video we focus on the subject of Early Vacuum Tube Computers, and provide a brief, non-technical overview of several early vacuum tube computers. Early computers mentioned include Colossus, ENIAC, UNIVAC I, UNIVAC 120, Harwell Dekatron, LEO I, IBM SAGE, and Whirlwind. Intended as a very basic introduction to the topic, it also mentions specific tube types found in UNIVAC 1 and Whirlwind 1 computers. Production/editing by Computer History Archives Project (CHAP). We produce educational and historical content on Computer History, for review and comment. Run Time: approx. 13 mins.
With Special Thanks to:
LEO Computers Society,
http://www.leo-computers.org.uk/(LEO 1)
The National Museum of Computing,
http://www.tnmoc.org/(Dekatron Computer)
Anthrobotic videos,
http://anthrobotic.com/(UNIVAC 120 film)
Suggested Resources:
Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation,
http://www.smecc.org/The Computer History Museum, Mountain View California,
http://www.computerhistory.org/IBM Archives,
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/Ed Thelen’s Antique Computers site,
http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/UNISYS Corporation,
http://www.unisys.com/about-us/company-history Suggested Films:
"Electronics at Work" 1943 film on Vacuum Tubes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eDb8ojvreoVacuum Tubes: Triode & Multipurpose Tubes, 1943 US Army Training Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igGu-I7Cg6AClick on the link below to see more Computer History Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos