MIDAC, the Michigan Digital Automatic Computer, was the University of Michigan's first computer. Work on it began in 1951 under the joint sponsorship of the Wright Air Development Center and the United States Air Force together with the university's Willow Run Research Center, intended to help solve certain complex military problems.
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SignificanceMIDAC was the sixth digital automatic computer built at a research university and the first computer of its kind in the Midwest. 1 Connections
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1. MIDAC - Wikipedia
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The MIDAC went online on June 1, 1953, and was operated by Willow Run's Digital Computation Department under the leadership of John Carr III until 1958
History section [significance]
The sixth such digital automatic computer at a research university, and the first computer of its kind in the Midwest, MIDAC was a massive installation.
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MIDAC was the acronym for the Michigan Digital Automatic Computer, a pioneering digital computer at the University of Michigan, the university's first.
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MIDAC was the acronym for the Michigan Digital Automatic Computer, a pioneering digital computer at the University of Michigan, the university's first.
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