Summary

Photograph of a diagram entitled "Fig 4. ENIAC programming structure". Diagram shows the programming structure used with ENIAC. ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator And Calculator) was developed in 1946 by John Mauchly and J Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania. The ENIAC I was sponsored by the U.S. military for writing artillery related settings for target accuracy.

This is one of a set of photographs showing computers, computer components, computer structure diagrams and computer programmimg instructions, probably used as aids in teaching computing subjects. The diagrams and instructions relate to several pioneer models and systems of stored program computers dating back as far as the 1950s and including CSIRAC (originally known as CSIR Mark 1), Cirrus, Atlas, IBM System/360 , CDC 6600 System, and Illiac IV.

Description of Content

Block diagram showing the programming structure of the ENIAC I computer.

Physical Description

Black and white photographic print of a computer programming diagram.

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