Sinclair-Speccy on Nostr: 68 years ago on October 2, 1955, the ENIAC computer was officially retired after 11 ...
68 years ago on October 2, 1955, the ENIAC computer was officially retired after 11 years of service.
Unveiled in 1946, it ran at 5,000 operations per second, a thousand times faster than its peers, using plug boards, switches, and punch cards.
ENIAC occupied 1,000 square feet of space and played crucial roles in scientific calculations
#ENIAC #Tech #TechHistory #October
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