The wall-mounted machine uses 1950s technology and needs frequent tube replacements

The project, called The Tube Computer MK3, was built by Mike, a self-taught electronics tinkerer who recently documented the ...
Hackaday

Debugging A 1950s Computer Sounds Like A Pain

Debugging computers in the 1950s sounds like it wasn’t an easy task. That’s one of the interesting facts from this fascinating talk by [Guy Fedorkow] about the Whirlwind, one of the first digital ...
Hackaday

Retro Computer Goes Back To The 1950s

When thinking of retrocomputing, many of us will imagine machines such as the Commodore 64 or Apple II. These computers were very popular and have plenty of parts and documentation available. Fewer ...
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Historical Photo of Computer Use at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the Early 1950s (IMAGE)

Computers have been an important tool at the Lab since its inception. Researchers utilized UNIVAC computers in the early 1950s, and now have access to some of the fastest supercomputers in the world.
ExtremeTech

Redditor Finds Ultra-Rare Refrigerator-Sized 1950s-Era Computer in Basement

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