Summary
Photograph of a computer diagram entitled "EDSAC structure in [?] order decode and execution". Diagrarm shows how instructions were processed in EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator). EDSAC was an early British computer developed by Professor Sir Maurice Wilkes and his team at the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory in England and completed in 1949.
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 architecture of the EDSAC computer.
Physical Description
Black and white photographic print of a computer programming diagram.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Steve & Connie Kormas, 22 Feb 2001
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Creator
Dr Trevor Pearcey, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950s-1960s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Museum Victoria catalogue reference handwritten in black pencil on reverse at lower right: "MM 68410". Handwritten in black ink on reverse: "EDSAC structure in order / decode & execution".
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
212 mm (Length), 166 mm (Width)
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Keywords
Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Software, Computers, Computing