PROJECT WHIRLWIND: The History of a Pioneer Computer.

Redmond, Kent C. and Smith, Thomas M.

Published by (Bedford, MA): Digital Press, (1980). (1980)., 1980

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- Small quarto [9-3/8 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide], gray cloth titled in black on the front cover & spine, in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is very lightly rubbed. xiv, [i] & 280 pages. Black-and-white Illustrations & diagrams. Near fine. First edition."Whirlwind--the first high-speed electronic digital computer able to operate in 'real time'--contributed much to today's computer technology. It was the first computer with synchronous parallel logic and the first to use random-access magnetic-core memory. This signficant first-generation computer was developed under the leadership of Jay W. Forrester and Robert R. Everett at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology." [dust wrapper copy].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PROJECT WHIRLWIND: The History of a Pioneer Computer.
• Publisher: (Bedford, MA): Digital Press, (1980). (1980).
• Publication Date: 1980
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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