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US NBS
The Standards Eastern Automatic Computer (SEAC) put on a demonstration showing off their newest product: the US NBS. It was the very first operational stored-program computer in the country. -
Magnetic-core memory
Magnetic-core memory, is the earliest form of random-access computer memory. The innovative new technology was first included in an updated version of MIT’s Whirlwind. The Whirlwind computer became the first digital computer with a magnetic-core memory that could operate in real, interactive time. -
TX-0
At MIT, researchers and developers continually weighed the pros and cons of existing technology in an attempt to further revolutionize future tech. This process led to the creation of the TX-0, the first programmable transistor computer made for general purposes. The early computer had all sorts of state-of-the-art programs including games and 3D graphics. -
Printing and Scanning Power
In 1957, IBM debuted the first-ever dot matrix printer while SEAC debuted the earliest computer scanner. Each laser printer cartridge is equivalent to around one gallon of oil. The majority of the components in laser printer cartridges are recyclable. -
Manufacturing Process
While it’s hard to imagine a world without it today, it wasn’t until 1959 that manufacturers learned how to use computers to help ease the manufacturing process. The Automatically Programmed Tools (or APT) project was the first to make it happen.