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The IBM 650: An appreciation from the field (1986) [pdf]
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54 points
by
pncnmnp
on March 3, 2025
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20 comments
Locations of Former Nike Missile Sites
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2 points
by
joebig
on Dec 9, 2024
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A Personal History of APL (1982)
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ed-thelen.org
)
122 points
by
lupin_sansei
on Dec 3, 2023
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47 comments
The analog computer for the Nike missile system (2001)
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112 points
by
greesil
on Dec 3, 2023
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42 comments
Nike Missiles
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1 point
by
picture
on April 14, 2022
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Hunting Big Game in the Theory of Numbers (1932)
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2 points
by
rdlw
on Oct 25, 2021
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1 comment
In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler (2017) [pdf]
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ed-thelen.org
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4 points
by
finite_jest
on Oct 23, 2021
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Antique (Lonesome) Computers
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)
1 point
by
quakeguy
on Aug 19, 2021
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CRAY-1 Division Algorithm
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2 points
by
tosh
on Oct 4, 2020
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Stories about the B5000 and people who were there (1979)
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122 points
by
chat
on June 14, 2020
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38 comments
The Development of the Erma Banking System [pdf]
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ed-thelen.org
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1 point
by
xxxtentachyon
on Oct 6, 2019
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Stories About the B5000 and People Who Were There (1979)
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ed-thelen.org
)
3 points
by
tosh
on July 20, 2019
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Programming Konrad Zuse’s Z3 (PDF, 1997)
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ed-thelen.org
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2 points
by
theamk
on Feb 6, 2019
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past
Computing Before Computers (1990)
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40 points
by
stellalo
on Sept 6, 2018
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past
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13 comments
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Minuteman missile [pdf]
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1 point
by
ablation
on Jan 10, 2017
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past
Stories about the Burrough B5000 from the people that were there (1979)
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ed-thelen.org
)
2 points
by
pjmlp
on Jan 30, 2016
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Cray-1 Hardware Reference Manual
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ed-thelen.org
)
29 points
by
dlcmh
on July 8, 2015
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5 comments
Early British Computers (1980)
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ed-thelen.org
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19 points
by
omnibrain
on Jan 17, 2015
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3 comments
Solving the Enigma: History of the Cryptanalytic Bombe
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1 point
by
davidroberts
on Feb 13, 2013
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Facts and stories about Antique (lonesome) Computers
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1 point
by
jckt
on Feb 27, 2012
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Stories About the Burroughs B5000 and People Who Were There
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ed-thelen.org
)
1 point
by
patrickyeon
on Dec 17, 2011
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The Summer Of 1960 (Time Spent with don knuth)
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ed-thelen.org
)
41 points
by
acqq
on Aug 7, 2011
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past
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6 comments
SAGE manual: an introduction to the first air defense network
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ed-thelen.org
)
22 points
by
jcfrei
on Feb 5, 2011
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past
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2 comments
Cray-1 hardware reference manual
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ed-thelen.org
)
41 points
by
helwr
on May 11, 2010
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past
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19 comments
Instruction Manual for Charles Babbage's 2nd Difference Engine
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ed-thelen.org
)
5 points
by
kqr2
on June 8, 2009
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1 comment
A Personal History of APL (1982)
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5 points
by
lupin_sansei
on March 31, 2008
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