Computer History with Chris Garcia

Episode Notes n this episode of Computer History with Chris Garcia, we look at the IBM System/360, announced on April 7, 1964, and why it became one of the most important computer families in history. The System/360 was not just a new machine. It was IBM’s attempt to unify business, scientific, government, and institutional computing under one compatible architecture. The episode covers Thomas J....

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Episode Notes TX-0 (Transistorized Experimental Computer Zero): Wikipedia: TX-0 A comprehensive overview of the TX-0, highlighting its development, architecture, and significance in computing history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TX-0 Tom's Hardware+3gunkies.org+3Encyclopedia Britannica+3 MIT's RLE Technical Report 627: TX-0 Computer History An in-depth historical account of the TX-0's d...

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Episode Notes https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/1960s/ - Computer History Museum on the 1960s https://www.ibm.com/history/stretch - IBM page on STRETCH

Episode Notes 1961 BRL Report on Computing

Episode Notes Books: Dyson, George. Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe . Pantheon Books, 2012. Macrae, Norman. John Von Neumann: The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More . American Mathematical Society, 1999. Goldstine, Herman H. The Computer from Pascal to von Neumann . Princeton University Press, 1993. Academic P...

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Episode Notes The computer in the US rode a wave out of World War II, and involved folks like Pres Eckert, John von Neumann, and John Mauchley, Harry Huskey, and many more. We talk about BINAC, Whirlwind, EDVAC, SEAC, SWAC, and more! You can help keep the episodes comin' by supporting our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/3MinModernist

Episode Notes You can help keep the episodes comin' by supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3MinModernist This episode looks at World War II, the computers needed to solve the problems war presents, and how it all helped lead us to the world of computers we know today!

This episode, we cover the period before World War II with an emphasis on Claude Shannon, George Stibbitz, Konrad Zuse, and Differential Analyzers. We also show how ideas spread, and what a new device means as far as influence. Also, significant mentions of MIT. Help us keep going by supporting our Patreon

Episode Notes You can help keep the episodes comin' by supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3MinModernist Triumph of the Nerds: An excellent doc This episode looks at the path the series will take, who think like tally sticks, the abacus, jetons, and other early mathematical technologies came to us. There's a look at early mechanical calculators by the likes of Blaise Pascal, Hans Egli,...