Dead Media Beat: An Australian Living Fossil

The new "Hail to the Historians" lunch series hosted by the Computer History Museum will kick off on Friday, June 13 at 12 noon. Bring your lunch and join us for a stimulating lecture. The fourth computer in the world, CSIRAC (1949 â€" 1964) was designed and built in Australia. It made its first successful test run in November 1949. CSIRAC is derived from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Automatic Computer. An international icon of the digital age, CSIRAC is the only