The world's oldest working computer

Posted by jenwren1010 on Sep 4, 2009 1:36 PM EDT
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It doesn't run Linux, in fact it uses 900 Dekatron gas-filled tubes each capable of holding just a single digit in memory, using paper tape for both input and program storage. But The National Museum of Computing in England is restoring it and offering geeks the chance to own a share in the project. Which is kind of cool.

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