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This G15 is the Oldest Running Digital Computer in America [video]

At System Source, we have a large collection of software (hard copy, mag tape, paper of software for the Bendix. Many of the manuals have been scanned by our wonderful volunteers https://rbk.delosent.com/g15doc.html

9 hours agobroswell

His excitement is infectious. It's hard to not feel giddy at seeing it finally run after all that hard work!

I can't wait to see the kinds of programs we can run on a machine like that, along with discussions about tricks when writing programs for serial memory computers :D

19 hours agojohnklos

He's been plugging away at this machine for a year and a half - the excitement is well-earned!

12 hours agosoneil

What kinds of programs were available for this machine? I’m really curious what kind of complexity was it capable of running.

21 hours ago404mm

It's been said on previous YT videos - the system probally ran civil engineering calculations for building bridges and roads. They may have even been for work in Maryland (the state) where the Bendix 'lives' - at the System Source Museum outside of Baltimore MD. It's down in Texas to get fixed by Usagi.