Core Memory: Photographs of Vintage Computers

WISC Dial, 1955

WISC Dial, 1955
Built at the University of Wisconsin, WISC (Wisconsin Integrally Synchronized Computer) was able to perform four arithmetic equations at once, a unique feature for the time. It cost $50,000 and had a memory of 1K.

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