Talk:CSIRAC

Not reconstructed CSIRAC music.

In 1950 or 1951, CSIRAC was used to play music, the first known use of a digital computer for the purpose. The music was never recorded, but it has been accurately reconstructed (reference 2).

The "reference 2" is about the music generated by Ferranti Mark 1 and not reconstructed CSIRAC music. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.67.195.194 (talk) 07:10, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

NOT the only surviving first-generation computer.

Since the Zuse Z4, a 1944 machine, also still exists in a Munich museum, this is certainly not the only one. I changed the text to respect this fact. If you know of any others, please make further changes. -- 92.229.88.194 (talk) 13:36, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

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I found the current new link and have updated it. Teraplane (talk) 01:16, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

CSIRAC release date

I think that CSIRAC release date should be at least year later (unless there's a source indicating that in 1949 [1950] CSIRAC could run other programs beside unknown [loop?] test programs). If release date means first run of test program, then why IBM SSEC isn't released in 1947?

Operational state of CSIRAC and other 1949 computers (by release date) aren't comparable.--89.25.210.104 (talk) 17:25, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Weight

CSIRAC weight: 7 metric tons (7.7 short tons) or 2 metric tons (2.2 short tons) or even 2.5 metric tons (2.8 short tons)--89.25.210.104 (talk) 22:24, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

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