'Large machines'
MS. Eng. misc. b. 264/C.96
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
'Large machines'
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. misc. b. 264/C.96
Summary
Folder of miscellaneous papers, including:
Summary of a meeting to discuss the technical problems of the development of a high speed computer, held at Harwell, April 1957.
Manuscript and typescript versions of Strachey's paper on the design and specification of such a machine, July 1957.
Calculations and notes by Strachey for machine design and for administrative structure.
Memorandum on the project by D. Hennessey, September 1957.
Date
1957
Language
English
Physical extent
1 file
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Collection contents
Papers and correspondence of Christopher Strachey
Working Papers, Notes, and Calculations
National Research Development Corporation
Manchester University Computing Machine Laboratory
Very high speed computers
'Large machines'
