SILLIAC was an early computer built by the University of Sydney, Australia, based on the ILLIAC and ORDVAC computers developed at the University of Illinois.
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SignificanceIts first scientific computation was carried out in June 1956 by PhD student Bob May. 1 Connections
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Source SILLIAC, Wikipedia
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1. SILLIAC, Wikipedia
Lead, first computation sentence
SILLIAC's first scientific computation was carried out by PhD student Bob May (later Robert May, Baron May of Oxford) in June 1956.
History section, retirement sentence
It ran until May 17, 1968, when it was replaced by a faster and bigger machine.
In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead sentence
SILLIAC (Sydney version of the Illinois Automatic Computer, i.e.
In Group: Early Australian Computers, Lead
The SILLIAC (Sydney version of the Illinois Automatic Computer, i.e. the Sydney ILLIAC), an early computer built by the University of Sydney, Australia, was based on the ILLIAC and ORDVAC computers developed at the University of Illinois.
View the SourceWikidata: SILLIAC
- Wikidata Q2039732, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- In Group: IAS Machine-Derived Computers, Attested IAS-machine derivative (SILLIAC); named in Wikipedia's IAS machine article's IAS machine derivatives section.
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