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AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War
This chapter is in the book AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgments vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. 1. Introduction 1
  5. 2. Setting the stage 3
  6. 3. Whirlwind 21
  7. 4. SAGE 69
  8. 5. Basic circuitry 89
  9. 6. Central processor 119
  10. 7. Drum system 139
  11. 8. Input/output system 149
  12. 9. Display system 165
  13. 10. Machine consoles 179
  14. 11. Power supply 183
  15. 12. Programming 191
  16. 13. Software 209
  17. 14. Failure or Success? 215
  18. 15. Epilogue 221
  19. A. Whirlwind instruction set 223
  20. B. Programming cards 229
  21. Bibliography 233
  22. Acronyms 247
  23. Index 251
https://doi.org/10.1524/9783486856705.21

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgments vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. 1. Introduction 1
  5. 2. Setting the stage 3
  6. 3. Whirlwind 21
  7. 4. SAGE 69
  8. 5. Basic circuitry 89
  9. 6. Central processor 119
  10. 7. Drum system 139
  11. 8. Input/output system 149
  12. 9. Display system 165
  13. 10. Machine consoles 179
  14. 11. Power supply 183
  15. 12. Programming 191
  16. 13. Software 209
  17. 14. Failure or Success? 215
  18. 15. Epilogue 221
  19. A. Whirlwind instruction set 223
  20. B. Programming cards 229
  21. Bibliography 233
  22. Acronyms 247
  23. Index 251
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