AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War - Hardcover

Ulmann, Bernd

 
9783486727661: AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3486727664 ISBN 13: 9783486727661
Verlag: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

One of the most impressive computer systems ever was the vacuum tube based behemoth AN/FSQ-7, which was the heart of the ''Semi Automatic Ground Environment''. Machines of this type were children of the Cold War and had a tremendous effect in politics. They also generated a vast amount of spin-offs which still shape our world. This book focuses on the technological achievements and details of this marvelous machine and of its predecessor Whirlwind. The various developments, ranging from magnetic core memory to data transmission via telephone lines, are covered in detail with schematics, circuit descriptions and small programming examples.
This book is a treasure trove for those interested in the technology of early digital computers and those interested in the impact these machines had and still have on our current computer systems.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Bernd Ulmann, Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management Frankfurt/Main.



Bernd Ulmann, FOM, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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One of the most impressive computer systems ever was the vacuum tube based behemoth AN/FSQ-7, which was the heart of the ''Semi Automatic Ground Environment''. Machines of this type were children of the Cold War and had a tremendous effect in politics. They also generated a vast amount of spin-offs which still shape our world. This book focuses on the technological achievements and details of this marvelous machine and of its predecessor Whirlwind. The various developments, ranging from magnetic core memory to data transmission via telephone lines, are covered in detail with schematics, circuit descriptions and small programming examples. This book is a treasure trove for those interested in the technology of early digital computers and those interested in the impact these machines had and still have on our current computer systems.

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Verlag
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3486727664
ISBN 13 
9783486727661
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1
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272
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