Bitscoper Computer Museum

169 Photographs of 72 Computers

ANFSQ-7 Combat Direction Central or Q7

With a maintenance Intercom system
With a maintenance Intercom system
Maintenance console
Maintenance console
Situation Display (SD) console
Situation Display (SD) console
OA-1008 Situation Display (SD) with a light gun (at end of cable under plastic museum cover), cigarette lighter, and ash tray (left of the light gun)
OA-1008 Situation Display (SD) with a light gun (at end of cable under plastic museum cover), cigarette lighter, and ash tray (left of the light gun)

Argonne Version of the Institute's Digital Automatic Computer (AVIDAC)

In 1953
In 1953

Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC)

Replica
Replica
Reconstructed add-subtract module
Reconstructed add-subtract module

Atlas Computer

In January 1963
In January 1963
Control console
Control console

Ballistic Research Laboratories Electronic Scientific Computer (BRLESC) I

Console
Console

Bendix G-15 Computer

Reconstruction in 2015
Reconstruction in 2015
A module
A module

Binary Arithmetic (or Automatic) Relay Calculator (BARK)

BARK
BARK

Binary Electronic Sequence Calculator (BESK)

Control panel
Control panel
Drum memory (bottom) and core memory (upper right)
Drum memory (bottom) and core memory (upper right)

Bull Gamma 3 Computer

Plug board
Plug board
Interior view, showing power supplies on the left, and electronic circuit drawers on the right
Interior view, showing power supplies on the left, and electronic circuit drawers on the right
Power supplies
Power supplies
A memory extension cabinet
A memory extension cabinet
Vacuum tube electronic circuits
Vacuum tube electronic circuits
CPU racks
CPU racks
The operator console is visible in the foreground, along with two tabulating machines. The CPU and memory cabinets are in the background.
The operator console is visible in the foreground, along with two tabulating machines. The CPU and memory cabinets are in the background.

CER (Digital Electronic Computer) 10

Statistical unit
Statistical unit
Teleprinter or teletype
Teleprinter or teletype
Logical units
Logical units
CPU inside
CPU inside
In 1963
In 1963

CER (Digital Electronic Computer) 11

Memory sense amplifiers
Memory sense amplifiers
Front view
Front view

CER (Digital Electronic Computer) 203

CPU testing
CPU testing

CER (Digital Electronic Computer) 22

At a bank
At a bank

Colossus Computers

Colossus K2 switch panel showing switches for specifying the algorithm (on the left) and the counters to be selected (on the right)
Colossus K2 switch panel showing switches for specifying the algorithm (on the left) and the counters to be selected (on the right)
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
Set Total switch panel
Set Total switch panel
Colossus 10 with its extended bedstead
Colossus 10 with its extended bedstead
Valves (vacuum tubes) of a reconstruction
Valves (vacuum tubes) of a reconstruction
Stepping switch
Stepping switch

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Automatic Computer (CSIRAC) or CSIR Mk 1

On display
On display
Side view
Side view

Danish Arithmetic Sequence Calculator (DASK)

On display
On display

Datatron-205 Computer

At U.S. Geological Survey
At U.S. Geological Survey

Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine (DEUCE)

DEUCE
DEUCE

Electronic Calculating Machine of the ETH (ERMETH)

ERMETH
ERMETH
On display
On display

Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC) I

5-hole tape reader and Creed teleprinter
5-hole tape reader and Creed teleprinter
Replica in October 2018
Replica in October 2018
Monitoring desk
Monitoring desk
Mercury delay line
Mercury delay line
In June 1948
In June 1948

Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC)

In Building 328 at Ballistic Research Laboratory, USA
In Building 328 at Ballistic Research Laboratory, USA

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC)

Bottoms of three accumulators
Bottoms of three accumulators
Four panels and one function table
Four panels and one function table
A function table
A function table
A back section showing vacuum tubes
A back section showing vacuum tubes

FUJIC

FUJIC
FUJIC

Ferranti Mark 1 or Manchester Electronic Computer or Manchester Ferranti

Components
Components

Ferranti Perseus Computer

On usage
On usage
Front panel
Front panel
On display
On display

Hollerith Electronic Computer (HEC)

HEC 1
HEC 1
Wiring on rear
Wiring on rear

IAS Machine

On display
On display
J. Robert Oppenheimer and John von Neumann in front of the IAS machine
J. Robert Oppenheimer and John von Neumann in front of the IAS machine

IBM 1620 Computer

IBM 1620 Model I, Level H
IBM 1620 Model I, Level H
Memory address register display selector switch
Memory address register display selector switch
Symbolic Programming System (SPS) card
Symbolic Programming System (SPS) card
Usage of paper tape
Usage of paper tape
IBM 1620 Model I Level A (prototype)
IBM 1620 Model I Level A (prototype)

IBM 305 Random Access Method of Accounting and Control (RAMAC) Computer

RAMAC mechanism
RAMAC mechanism
One RAMAC storage disk showing head crash damage
One RAMAC storage disk showing head crash damage
IBM 305 main system (Processing unit, magnetic process drum, magnetic core register, electronic logical and arithmetic circuits)
IBM 305 main system (Processing unit, magnetic process drum, magnetic core register, electronic logical and arithmetic circuits)
Foreground two 350 disk drives. Background 380 console and 305 processing unit
Foreground two 350 disk drives. Background 380 console and 305 processing unit
IBM 380 console
IBM 380 console

IBM 5100 Computer

IBM 5100
IBM 5100

IBM 650 Magnetic Drum Data-Processing Machine

IBM 533 card read punch unit is on the right
IBM 533 card read punch unit is on the right
Close-up of bi-quinary indicators
Close-up of bi-quinary indicators
Console panel, showing bi-quinary indicators
Console panel, showing bi-quinary indicators
Memory drum
Memory drum
Side view
Side view
Console unit (right, an exterior side panel is open), 533 card read punch unit (middle, input-output)
Console unit (right, an exterior side panel is open), 533 card read punch unit (middle, input-output)
Vacuum tube circuit module
Vacuum tube circuit module

IBM 701 Electronic Data Processing Machine or Defense Calculator

Operator's console
Operator's console
Processor frame, showing 1071 of the vacuum tubes
Processor frame, showing 1071 of the vacuum tubes
Williams tube
Williams tube
Vacuum tube logic module
Vacuum tube logic module

IBM 702 Computer

IBM 702
IBM 702
From left to right, CRT memory, 702 CPU, 717 printer, operator's console, 757 printer control unit, 752 tape control unit, five 727 tape drives, 732 drum storage, five 727 tape drives, card reader, card punch, and readerpunch control units
From left to right, CRT memory, 702 CPU, 717 printer, operator's console, 757 printer control unit, 752 tape control unit, five 727 tape drives, 732 drum storage, five 727 tape drives, card reader, card punch, and readerpunch control units

IBM 7030 or Stretch Computer

Maintenance console
Maintenance console
A circuit board
A circuit board

IBM 704 Computer

Vacuum-tube circuit module
Vacuum-tube circuit module
On display
On display

IBM 7040 Computer

Front panel
Front panel
Memory (2 x 16384 words)
Memory (2 x 16384 words)

IBM 7074 Computer

Side view
Side view
Front view
Front view

IBM 7080 Computer

In 1961
In 1961
On usage
On usage

IBM 709 Computer

Front panel
Front panel

IBM Naval Ordnance Research Calculator (NORC)

35mm film output
35mm film output
IBM NORC
IBM NORC

John von Neumann Numerical Integrator and Automatic Computer (JOHNNIAC)

Side view
Side view
Keyboard
Keyboard
Front view
Front view

Large Electronic Calculating Machine (BESM) 6

On display
On display

Librascope General Purpose (or Precision) 30 Computer or LGP-30

Drum memory
Drum memory
Console typewriter
Console typewriter
Inside view, drum memory is on the left, CPU on the right
Inside view, drum memory is on the left, CPU on the right
On display with cover removed; control panel is at top center, to the left of memory drum
On display with cover removed; control panel is at top center, to the left of memory drum
Control panel
Control panel
Register display, which used an oscilloscope behind this mask
Register display, which used an oscilloscope behind this mask

MINSK-22 Computer

Control panel on display
Control panel on display

Magnetic Drum Digital Differential Analyzer (MADDIDA)

A part
A part
At Navy Electronics Laboratory, USA
At Navy Electronics Laboratory, USA

Manchester Automatic Digital Machine (MADM) or Manchester Mark 1

MADM
MADM

Mathematical Analyzer Numerical Integrator and Automatic Computer (MANIAC) I

Arithmetic unit nearing completion in 1952
Arithmetic unit nearing completion in 1952
Chassis under construction in 1950
Chassis under construction in 1950

Oak Ridge Automatic Computer and Logical Engine (ORACLE)

Being used to design the nuclear reactor core of APPR-1 reactor
Being used to design the nuclear reactor core of APPR-1 reactor

Ordnance Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (ORDVAC)

ORDVAC
ORDVAC

Pilot ACE (Automatic Computing Engine)

Console
Console
On display
On display
Punch cards
Punch cards

Reeves Electronic Analog Computer (REAC)

REAC 100
REAC 100

SMIL (The Number Machine in Lund) Computer

Manoeuver panel
Manoeuver panel
Carousel memory
Carousel memory

Small-Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM) or Manchester Baby

Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
The output CRT is immediately above the input device, flanked by the monitor and control electronics.
The output CRT is immediately above the input device, flanked by the monitor and control electronics.
Replica
Replica

Standards Eastern (or Electronic) Automatic Computer (SEAC)

Scanner
Scanner
Analyzing metallurgical photographs in 1960
Analyzing metallurgical photographs in 1960
First scanned image
First scanned image
Magnetic wire drives and cartridges
Magnetic wire drives and cartridges
Wiring
Wiring
Magnetic wire to paper tape & print station
Magnetic wire to paper tape & print station
In 1950
In 1950

Standards Western Automatic Computer (SWAC)

Williams tube memory unit
Williams tube memory unit
Memory pattern on Williams tube CRT
Memory pattern on Williams tube CRT
Williams tube memory is in center rear
Williams tube memory is in center rear

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Automatic Calculator (TIFRAC)

TIFRAC
TIFRAC

Titan Computer, 1963

In 1965
In 1965

Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) 1101 or ERA 1101

UNIVAC 1101
UNIVAC 1101

Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) 1102

UNIVAC 1102
UNIVAC 1102

Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) 1103 or ERA 1103

UNIVAC 1103A
UNIVAC 1103A

Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) 1105

Operator console, in front of the cabinets containing CPU and memory
Operator console, in front of the cabinets containing CPU and memory

Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) I

Recirculation chassis board
Recirculation chassis board
7AK7 vacuum tubes in a 1956 version
7AK7 vacuum tubes in a 1956 version
At United States Census Bureau in 1951
At United States Census Bureau in 1951
Internal view
Internal view
Operator's console
Operator's console
Mercury delay-line memory
Mercury delay-line memory

Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) II

At U. S. Navy Electronics Supply Office
At U. S. Navy Electronics Supply Office

Ural-1 Computer

Front view
Front view

Weizmann Automatic Computer (WEIZAC)

In use
In use
On display in 2007
On display in 2007

Whirlwind I Computer

Core memory (left) and operator console
Core memory (left) and operator console
Circuitry from core memory unit of Whirlwind
Circuitry from core memory unit of Whirlwind
Core memory, circa 1951
Core memory, circa 1951
Core stack from core memory unit
Core stack from core memory unit

Wisconsin Integrally Synchronized Computer (WISC)

WISC
WISC

Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computing from Harwell (WITCH) or Harwell Dekatron Computer

Restored
Restored
Under restoration in March 2010
Under restoration in March 2010

Z22 Computer

Vacuum tube
Vacuum tube
Programming
Programming
On display
On display

Z3 Computer

Replica
Replica
Reconstruction in 2010
Reconstruction in 2010
Electromagnetic memory (relays)
Electromagnetic memory (relays)

Z4 Computer

Electromagnetic relay
Electromagnetic relay
Z4 Computer
Z4 Computer

Z5 Computer

Z5 Computer
Z5 Computer