Engineering:SOLIDAC
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| Also known as | Solid-state Automatic Computer |
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| Manufacturer | Barr & Stroud |
| Release date | 1959 |
| Discontinued | 1963 |
| Units shipped | 1 |
| CPU | Transistor-based |
| Memory | 1,024 words, 20 bits each |
The SOLIDAC (Solid-state Automatic Computer) was a 50 kHz mini-computer at Glasgow University, built by Barr & Stroud in the late 1950s; Some early computer music was created on the system.[1]
The machine is currently housed in the National Museums Scotland Collection Centre in Granton, Edinburgh.[2]
References
- ↑ "1967 Computer Music, Produced In Glasgow". Physical Impossibility. 2013-01-05. https://physicalimpossibility.com/2013/01/05/1967-computer-music-produced-in-glasgow/.
- ↑ "SOLIDAC, The first Scottish built computer, by Barr & Stroud and Glasgow University, 1964". 2011-01-01. https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/computer/695414.
External links
- Studio für Elektronische Musik
- Short paper by designer P.A.V Thomas doi:10.1109/85.238393
- The Design Philosophy of a Small Electronic Automatic Digital Computer (PhD Thesis)
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