EdS
November 30, 2019, 9:20am
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(see also a previous post:
A recent news article on Tadao Hamada, who is keeping a FACOM128B operational.
The FACOM128B is a relay-based computer, so if you watch the embedded video, be prepared for a lot of noise!
From the article:
NUMAZU, Shizuoka Prefecture–Long obsolete and not just a museum piece, an early massive computer developed 60 years ago remains working, thanks to a technician dedicated to preserving it for future generations.
Tadao Hamada believes that keeping the historic FACOM128B operational will hel…
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(Maybe also of interest, over on anycpu joanlluch has just begin thinking of making a RISC from relays, and has begun by surveying the present state of relay (retro) computers:G6A-RISC
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