Two-tonne Witch computer gets a reboot

[Dr Stan]

Cool old technology. Also gives us an idea as to just how far we've advanced technologically in a short period of time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20395212

[Grind Hard]

Absolutely amazing. I'd love to see it run.

That said, will it run JAVA?

[MaxHeadRoom]

Brings back memories, in the early 60's a friend of mine used to pick up the metal scrap at the Atomic Research Lab at Harwell, he would swing by my place for me to look it over, I acquired a regular treasure trove of electronic instruments and the result of failed experiments that yielded high cost transistors and components of the time.
Funded some of my early training!!
Max.

[lazlo]

I thought you were talking about my Wife!

The video is cool -- neice that folks are bringing these historic machines back to life.

[Evan]

This is the first computer I programmed in 1963:

[grumpygator]

Is that you? Gotta love them socks!

[A.K. Boomer]

Ding-ding ding - cocoa's ready kids, come on in and get next to the computer and get warm...

[J Tiers]

This is the first computer I programmed in 1963:

(Bendix G-15)

Same here, 1967...... my high school had one.

[macona]

But will it play Crysis?

[EVguru]

I've still got boxes and boxes of punch cards from this Elliot 401



http://www.harpenden-history.org.uk/...__0p4p64p.aspx

I've got a couple of the card storage cabinets that come in very handy as tool storage.