SOLIDAC
| Also known as | Solid-state Automatic Computer |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Barr & Stroud |
| Released | 1959 |
| Discontinued | 1963 |
| Units shipped | 1 |
| CPU | Transistor-based |
| Memory | 1,024 words, 20 bits each |
The SOLIDAC (Solid-state Automatic Computer) was a 50 kHz mini-computer at Glasgow University, built by Barr & Stroud in the late 1950s; Some early computer music was created on the system.[1]
The machine is currently housed in the National Museums Scotland Collection Centre in Granton, Edinburgh.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1967 Computer Music, Produced In Glasgow". Physical Impossibility. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ "SOLIDAC, The first Scottish built computer, by Barr & Stroud and Glasgow University, 1964". 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2023-08-23.