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A set of transistor circuits for asynchronous, direct-coupled computers

Published:01 March 1955Publication History

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Extensive operating experience with the ORDVAC and the ILLIAC has demonstrated to members of the University of Illinois Computer Laboratory the advantages of computers which are direct-coupled and operate asynchronously. This paper describes a set of building block circuits, which is the first result of a program to develop transistor circuits which would be suitable for an asynchronous machine.

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    AFIPS '55 (Western): Proceedings of the March 1-3, 1955, western joint computer conference
    March 1955
    147 pages
    ISBN:9781450378567
    DOI:10.1145/1455292

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