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EDVAC

Known as: Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer 
EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer) was one of the earliest electronic computers. Unlike its predecessor the ENIAC, it was binary… 
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History of electronic engineering

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2018
2018
EDVAC and ENIAC Computers
The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was one of the first general-purpose electronic digital computers, and… 
2015
2015
From the Editor’s Desk
The cover of this issue of the Annals depicts a Burroughs Datatron 205 computer installation in 1958. A man sits at the console… 
2014
2014
The Z1: Architecture and Algorithms of Konrad Zuse's First Computer
This paper provides the first comprehensive description of the Z1, the mechanical computer built by the German inventor Konrad… 
2012
2012
The Dawn of Software Engineering: From Turing to Dijkstra
Did Alan Turing play a major role in the advent of the all-purpose computer? Did Turing Award winners, like Edsger W. Dijkstra… 
2003
2003
Before the B5000: Burroughs Computers, 1951-1963
Like many companies entering the computer industry, Burroughs began by working on US government contracts. Once sufficient… 
2002
2002
The invention of the universal electronic computer--how the Electronic Computer Revolution began
1997
1997
The First Operating System for the EDVAC
The paper describes the first operating system that was designed for the first internally programmed electronic digital computer… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
The origins, uses, and fate of the EDVAC
It is well known that the EDVAC was the first general-purpose electronic digital stored-program computer to be designed. What is… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
The Origins of Modern Computing
The modem electronic computer bad its origins in the work of J. Presper Eckert and John Maucbly and their colleagues at the Moore… 
1976
1976
Approaches to computer reliability: then and now
Approaches to the attainment of reliable computer operation are considered in this paper. The goal is to assure correct execution… 
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