BINAC
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BINAC was one of the earliest stored-program electronic digital computers, built in the late 1940s by J. Presper Eckert and his colleagues as a pioneering step in modern computing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BINAC canonical | 10 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
binary computer
ⓘ
early electronic digital computer ⓘ stored-program computer ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Binary Automatic Computer ⓘ |
| applicationDomain | aeronautical engineering ⓘ |
| architecture |
stored-program architecture
ⓘ
two-processor design ⓘ |
| category | first-generation computer ⓘ |
| client |
Northrop
ⓘ
surface form:
Northrop Aircraft
|
| clockFrequency | about 4.25 MHz pulse rate ⓘ |
| computingParadigm | von Neumann-style stored program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designOrganization | Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation ⓘ |
| developer |
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
ⓘ
J. Presper Eckert ⓘ John W. Mauchly ⓘ
surface form:
John Mauchly
|
| era | late 1940s ⓘ |
| fullName | Binary Automatic Computer ⓘ |
| historicalCategory | early American computer ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneering step in modern computing ⓘ |
| influenced | UNIVAC I ⓘ |
| inputDevice | paper tape reader ⓘ |
| locationBuilt |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| logicType | serial binary arithmetic ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of the first operational stored-program computers in the United States
ⓘ
redundant dual-processor design for reliability ⓘ |
| numberOfTubes | approximately 700 vacuum tubes ⓘ |
| numberSystem | binary ⓘ |
| operationalStart | 1949 ⓘ |
| outputDevice |
paper tape punch
ⓘ
typewriter ⓘ |
| owner |
Northrop
ⓘ
surface form:
Northrop Aircraft
|
| powerSource | vacuum tubes ⓘ |
| predecessor |
ENIAC project
ⓘ
surface form:
ENIAC
|
| primaryMemoryCapacity | 512 words per unit ⓘ |
| primaryMemoryType | mercury delay-line memory ⓘ |
| programStorage | paper tape ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense-related calculations
ⓘ
general-purpose computing ⓘ |
| status | historical computer ⓘ |
| storageMedium | mercury delay lines ⓘ |
| successor |
UNIVAC I
ⓘ
surface form:
UNIVAC series
|
| technology | vacuum tube technology ⓘ |
| usedFor | guidance and navigation computations experiments ⓘ |
| wordLength | 31-bit word ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1949 ⓘ |
| yearDesigned | 1947 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Presper Eckert
subject surface form:
John W. Mauchly
subject surface form:
John W. Mauchly