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First computer replica on display

March 25, 1999 By admin

The only working reproduction of the world’s first electronic digital computer goes on display in Iowa City today. The Atanasoff Berry Computer or A-B-C is a one-of-a-kind device, built at Iowa State University between 1939 and ’42. This replica took about as long to build.I-S-U professor John Gustafson was on the team that rebuilt the A-B-C. He says it’s a must-see item for anyone who can appreciate history and how far we’ve come in the electronic age.The computer was built long before there was a ‘net to surf, though Gustafsonjokes it runs on Windows ’39. The original A-B-C was designed to solvescientific equations. The A-B-C will be shown and run at Iowa City’sdowntown Holiday Inn between 5 and 7 p-m at an I-S-U Alumni Association reception.

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