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MUSASINO-1

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MUSASINO-1 was one of the earliest electronic digital computers built in Japan. Construction began at NTT's Electrical Communication Laboratories in Musashino, Tokyo, in 1952, was completed in July 1957, and the machine remained in use until July 1962.

Facts
Year
1957 1
Significance
Its instruction set was a superset of the ILLIAC I's, so it could generally use that machine's software. 1
Status
Status
Discontinued 1
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Source MUSASINO-1, Wikipedia
Sources
1. MUSASINO-1, Wikipedia
  • Lead, sentence 2
    Construction started at the Electrical Communication Laboratories of NTT at Musashino, Tokyo in 1952 and was completed in July 1957.
  • Lead, instruction set sentence
    The MUSASINO-1's instruction set was a superset of the ILLIAC I's instructions, so it could generally use the latter's software.
  • Lead sentence
    MUSASINO-1 was one of the earliest electronic digital computers built in Japan.
  • Lead section
    The computer was used until July 1962.
  • In Group: Early Japanese Computers, Lead
    The MUSASINO-1 was one of the earliest electronic digital computers built in Japan.
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Wikidata: MUSASINO-1
Wikidata Q6719084, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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