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Core Memory A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers - Featuring Machines from the Computer History Museum

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ISBN-10: 0811854426

ISBN-13: 9780811854429

Edition: 2007

Authors: Mark Richards, John Alderman, Dag Spicer

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An unprecedented combination of computer history and striking images,Core Memoryreveals modern technology's evolution through the world's most renowned computer collection, the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley. Vivid photos capture these historically important machines including the Eniac, Crays 1 3, Apple I and II while authoritative text profiles each, telling the stories of their innovations and peculiarities. Thirty-five machines are profiled in over 100 extraordinary color photographs, makingCore Memorya surprising addition to the library of photography collectors and the ultimate geek-chic gift.
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Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date: 5/10/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 11.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.772
Language: English

In 1980 Mark Richards began his three-part guide to the Peak District for Cicerone Press, and in 1987, with Chris Wright, wrote a guide to walking around the former county of Westmorland. He now lives in Cumbria and, after 14 years' dedicated research, has completed his series of Lakeland Fellranger guides covering the entire region. He has also written a guide to Hadrian's Wall.

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Foreword
23 Adder (Reconstruction)
ENIAC (Electonic NUmerical Integrator and Computer
UNIVAC I
WISC (Wisconsin Integrally Sychronized Computer)
JOHNNIAC
Core Memory
SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment)
NEAC 2203
Minuteman I Guidance Computer
PHILCO
IBM System/360 (and IBM 7030 "Stretch")
Apollo Guidance Computer
DEC PDP-8
DDP-116
CDC 6600
Interface Message Processor (IMP)
Kitchen Computer (Honeywell H316 Minicomputer)
KENBAK-1
HP-35
Superpaint
ALTAIR 880
ILLIAC IV
CRAY-1, CRAY-2, CRAY-3
Apple I
Apple II
TRS-80 Model 1 (and Model 100)
Minitel
Osborne 1
Commodore 64
Compaq Portable
Macintosh
Google First Production Server
Acknowledgements/Bibliography
Index