DocumentCode
1472530
Title
Two by two: the story of the ARC
Author
Booth, Andrew D.
Author_Institution
Timberlane, Sooke, BC, Canada
Volume
7
Issue
6
fYear
1998
fDate
12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
254
Lastpage
260
Abstract
In the years immediately following the Second World War, there was much activity in both the USA and the UK to develop electronic computers. In this article, the author, then a Fellow at Birkbeck College London, recalls his own work to design a machine using relays-the automatic relay calculator (ARC). This was subsequently developed into a fully electronic computer APE(X)C, a version of which was sold by ICL. A key feature of these machines was the use of a magnetic drum store
Keywords
computers; history; magnetic storage; relays; APE(X)C; ICL; automatic relay calculator; electronic computers; historical overview; magnetic drum store;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering Science and Education Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0963-7346
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/esej:19980604
Filename
745404
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