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Installation of the Ferranti Mercury computer in building 2 on 30 June 1958
The Ferranti Mercury was CERN's first "central" computer. It was installed in building 2 on 30 June 1958. The Mercury's performance did not compare to the simplest of today's pocket calculators. Its clock speed was a modest 1Â MHz and its RAM capacity was 2000Â 20-bit words....
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1958
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| Sumario: | The Ferranti Mercury was CERN's first "central" computer. It was installed in building 2 on 30 June 1958. The Mercury's performance did not compare to the simplest of today's pocket calculators. Its clock speed was a modest 1Â MHz and its RAM capacity was 2000Â 20-bit words. |
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