Bitscoper Computer Museum

169 Photographs of 72 Computers

ANFSQ-7 Combat Direction Central or Q7

Situation Display (SD) console
Situation Display (SD) console
Maintenance console
Maintenance console
With a maintenance Intercom system
With a maintenance Intercom system
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)

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

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

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.
CPU racks
CPU racks
A memory extension cabinet
A memory extension cabinet
Vacuum tube electronic circuits
Vacuum tube electronic circuits
Plug board
Plug board
Power supplies
Power supplies
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

CER (Digital Electronic Computer) 10

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

CER (Digital Electronic Computer) 11

Front view
Front view
Memory sense amplifiers
Memory sense amplifiers

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)
Colossus 10 with its extended bedstead
Colossus 10 with its extended bedstead
Set Total switch panel
Set Total switch panel
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
Stepping switch
Stepping switch
Valves (vacuum tubes) of a reconstruction
Valves (vacuum tubes) of a reconstruction

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)

On display
On display
ERMETH
ERMETH

Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC) I

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

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)

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

FUJIC

FUJIC
FUJIC

Ferranti Mark 1 or Manchester Electronic Computer or Manchester Ferranti

Components
Components

Ferranti Perseus Computer

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

Hollerith Electronic Computer (HEC)

Wiring on rear
Wiring on rear
HEC 1
HEC 1

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

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

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 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)
IBM 380 console
IBM 380 console
RAMAC mechanism
RAMAC mechanism
One RAMAC storage disk showing head crash damage
One RAMAC storage disk showing head crash damage

IBM 5100 Computer

IBM 5100
IBM 5100

IBM 650 Magnetic Drum Data-Processing Machine

Memory drum
Memory drum
Console panel, showing bi-quinary indicators
Console panel, showing bi-quinary indicators
Side view
Side view
IBM 533 card read punch unit is on the right
IBM 533 card read punch unit is on the right
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
Close-up of bi-quinary indicators
Close-up of bi-quinary indicators

IBM 701 Electronic Data Processing Machine or Defense Calculator

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
Operator's console
Operator's console

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

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

IBM 7074 Computer

Front view
Front view
Side view
Side 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)

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

John von Neumann Numerical Integrator and Automatic Computer (JOHNNIAC)

Front view
Front view
Side view
Side view
Keyboard
Keyboard

Large Electronic Calculating Machine (BESM) 6

On display
On display

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

Control panel
Control panel
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
Console typewriter
Console typewriter
Register display, which used an oscilloscope behind this mask
Register display, which used an oscilloscope behind this mask
Drum memory
Drum memory
Inside view, drum memory is on the left, CPU on the right
Inside view, drum memory is on the left, CPU on the right

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

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

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)

On display
On display
Console
Console
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)
Replica
Replica
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.

Standards Eastern (or Electronic) Automatic Computer (SEAC)

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

Standards Western Automatic Computer (SWAC)

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

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

At United States Census Bureau in 1951
At United States Census Bureau in 1951
Operator's console
Operator's console
7AK7 vacuum tubes in a 1956 version
7AK7 vacuum tubes in a 1956 version
Internal view
Internal view
Recirculation chassis board
Recirculation chassis board
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
Core memory, circa 1951
Core memory, circa 1951
Circuitry from core memory unit of Whirlwind
Circuitry from core memory unit of Whirlwind
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

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

Z22 Computer

Vacuum tube
Vacuum tube
On display
On display
Programming
Programming

Z3 Computer

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

Z4 Computer

Z4 Computer
Z4 Computer
Electromagnetic relay
Electromagnetic relay

Z5 Computer

Z5 Computer
Z5 Computer