DocumentCode
931519
Title
The virtual life of ENIAC: simulating the operation of the first electronic computer
Author
Zoppke, Till ; Rojas, Raul
Author_Institution
Freie Univ. Berlin, Germany
Volume
28
Issue
2
fYear
2006
Firstpage
18
Lastpage
25
Abstract
With an interactive simulation of the ENIAC, users can wire complex configurations of the machine´s modules. The simulation, written in Java, can be started from an Internet site. The simulation has been tested with a 6-meter-long data wall, which provides the closest available approximation to the look and feel of programming this historical computer.
Keywords
Java; digital computers; history; virtual machines; ENIAC virtual life; Java; first electronic computer simulation; historical computer; Cables; Circuits; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Hardware; Java; Programming profession; Synchronization; Timing; Wire; ENIAC; Simulation of Historical Computers; Social Aspects of Computing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2006.40
Filename
1631908
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