On 02/11/14 09:32, Deb Nicholson wrote: > seeing whatever stuff a nerdy > tourist *really* ought to see in Melbourne.
One arcanum is that Melbourne has the oldest and only surviving first generation electronic computer (this excludes the electromechanical Zuse Z4 in Munich, and reconstructions such as the Colossus at Bletchley Park). CSIRAC is housed at the Melbourne Museum, but can be a little tricky to find now; it is tucked away on the lower foyer level. http://museumvictoria.com.au/csirac/ Glenn -- sks-keyservers.net 0x6d656d65
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