A history of scientific computing
A history of scientific computing
Electronic digital computing in the United States
The early British computer conferences
From Dits to Bits: A Personal History of the Electronic Computer
From Dits to Bits: A Personal History of the Electronic Computer
First draft of a report on the EDVAC
First draft of a report on the EDVAC
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
The Computer as von Neumann Planned It
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
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The EDVAC computer was the first modern, electronic stored-program computer to be designed. It was, however, never produced to the original plan. When eventually redesigned and constructed, it was unreliable and heavily modified. This article sets out the basic facts about the machine, the uses to which it was put, the software used in an attempt to ensure its reliable operation, and its eventual fate.