UNSPECIFIED (2000) Past into present: The EDSAC simulator. In: International Conference on the History of Computing, AUG, 1998, HEINZ NIXDORF MUSEUMS FORUM, PADERBORN, GERMANY.

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Abstract

The EDSAC was the world's first stored-program computer to operate a regular computing service. Designed and built at Cambridge University, the EDSAC performed its first fully automatic calculation on May 6, 1949. The simulator written at Warwick University is a faithful emulation of the EDSAC designed to run on a personal computer. The user interface has all the controls and displays of the original machine, and the system includes a library of original programs, subroutines, debugging software, and program documentation. This paper describes the reasons for creating the simulator and the steps taken to achieve a historically authentic emulation.

Item Type:	Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Subjects:	Q Science
Series Name:	HISTORY OF COMPUTING
Journal or Publication Title:	FIRST COMPUTERS-HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURES
Publisher:	M I T PRESS
ISBN:	0-262-18197-5
Editor:	Rojas, R and Hashagen, U
Date:	2000
Number of Pages:	20
Page Range:	pp. 397-416
Publication Status:	Published
Title of Event:	International Conference on the History of Computing
Location of Event:	HEINZ NIXDORF MUSEUMS FORUM, PADERBORN, GERMANY
Date(s) of Event:	AUG, 1998
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/12700

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