Whirlwind I Computer Block Diagrams. Volume 1

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Abstract:

The Whirlwind Computers will be of the high-speed electronic type in which numbers will be handled as video signals and computation will be carried out in digital form. Digit transmission will be of the parallel type. The basic principle of the machines is to carry out one arithmetic operation at a time and to depend upon high operating speed rather than simultaneous computing operations to shorten the solution time of problems. The performance of a single arithmetic operation at a time will greatly simplify the setup of problems, and it is considered more feasible to obtain high operating speed than to complicate the equipment with simultaneous operations.

Author(s):
Everett, R. ; Swain, F.
Author Organization(s):
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE United States
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Pagination:
0059

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
R-127
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N5ori-60
Project Number(s):
DIC-6345
Monitor Series:
R-127
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_4.2.2_Inventory Management
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
DIGITAL COMPUTERS, WIRING DIAGRAMS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, VIDEO SIGNALS, MEMORY DEVICES, CONTROL SYSTEMS, DELAY LINES, MERCURY, STORAGE TUBES, SHIFT REGISTERS, GATES CIRCUITS, SUBROUTINES, COMPUTER LOGIC, COMPUTER PROGRAMS
Keyword(s):
BLOCK DIAGRAMS, ELECTROSTATIC STORAGE TUBES, FLIP FLOPS, PARALLEL COMPUTERS, WHIRLWIND 2 COMPUTER, WHIRLWIND PROJECT, *WHIRLWIND 1 COMPUTER
Report Date:
1947 Sep 04
Creation Date:
2019 Apr 19