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ENIAC [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- computosaur
1, record 1, English, computosaur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vintage computer 2, record 1, English, vintage%20computer
correct
- retro computer 3, record 1, English, retro%20computer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The world's most powerful computers of 25 years ago... can now be contained on a single, silicon silver of less than four cubic centimeters... All [the] processor componentry has become invisible to the naked eye. The same is true of the monstrous Eniac "computosaur, "with its 18 000 tubes and 30 graceless tons. 1, record 1, English, - computosaur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ordinosaure
1, record 1, French, ordinosaure
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordinateur archaïque, c'est-à-dire tout équipement fabriqué depuis plus de 10 ans. 2, record 1, French, - ordinosaure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mot-valise de «ordinateur» et «dinosaure». 3, record 1, French, - ordinosaure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computers and Calculators
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
1, record 2, English, Electronic%20Numerical%20Integrator%20and%20Computer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ENIAC 1, record 2, English, ENIAC
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The first general-purpose electronic calculator, designed and built ... at the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School during the period 1943-46. 2, record 2, English, - Electronic%20Numerical%20Integrator%20and%20Computer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ENIAC
1, record 2, French, ENIAC
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Computadoras y calculadoras
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Computadora e Integrador Digital Electrónico
1, record 2, Spanish, Computadora%20e%20Integrador%20Digital%20Electr%C3%B3nico
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Una de las primeras computadoras (ordenadores) inventadas por el hombre usando un sistema digital electrónico. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Computadora%20e%20Integrador%20Digital%20Electr%C3%B3nico
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fue construida por J. Mauchly y J. Eckert en la Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica Moore de la Universidad de Pennsylvania en 1946, para calcular tablas de fuego y balística para ayudar a los artilleros del ejército a apuntar sus armas al blanco. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Computadora%20e%20Integrador%20Digital%20Electr%C3%B3nico
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