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May 5th, 2020 : AKAT-1
The AKAT-1, a Polish made analog computer from 1959.
The world's first differential equations analyzer based on transistors.
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Jacek Karpiński (9 April 1927 – 21 February 2010) was a Polish pioneer in computer engineering and computer science. During World War II, he was a soldier in the Batalion Zośka of the Polish Home Army, and was awarded multiple times with a Cross of Valour. Later, he became a developer of one of the first machine learning algorithms, techniques for character and image recognition. In 1971, he designed one of the first minicomputers, the K-202. Because of the policy on computer development in the People's Republic of Poland, belonging to the Comecon (Soviet directed Council for Mutual Economic Assistance) that time, the K-202 was never mass-produced. |
so his creations were not produced and he wouldn’t get personal credit.
He said OK, I’ll be a pig farmer, and in 1981 they let him move to Switzerland.
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Gravdigr Tuesday May 5 03:40 PM
Wondering what the strip on the floor is for/what it says/does...
Flint Tuesday May 5 04:36 PM
I'm curious what kind of display, or "output device" that is, but I can't find any details on it.
BigV Tuesday May 5 07:11 PM
looks like the xy coordinate system on which one might plot the points of a differential equation
xoxoxoBruce Tuesday May 5 11:50 PM
Probably up on the screen.
Orbert Wednesday May 6 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
Wondering what the strip on the floor is for/what it says/does...
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I can't tell if there's anything meaningful in the dots in the strip on the floor. I think it's more likely that someone chose the pattern because it looks kinda cool, and is appropriate for the computer room.
Carruthers Wednesday May 6 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
Wondering what the strip on the floor is for/what it says/does...
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Apologies for not posting a link but presently on a superannuated iPad which doesn't lend itself to such niceties.
Perhaps a fellow Dwellar would be kind enough to step into the breach?
xoxoxoBruce Wednesday May 6 04:07 PM
I believe it's 2 over 4. Looks like the punched tape used for input on early NC machines in the machine shop.
The ASC II is 3 over 5.
Orbert Wednesday May 6 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
I believe it's 2 over 4. Looks like the punched tape used for input on early NC machines in the machine shop.
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xoxoxoBruce Wednesday May 6 11:26 PM
This site has always been a group effort, lord knows I make enough mistakes to keep a bunch of editors busy. 
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