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CALDIC

Early Computer

CALDIC is an electronic digital computer built at the University of California, Berkeley, with the assistance of the Office of Naval Research, between 1951 and 1955.

Facts
Year
1953 1
Significance
Its student development team included Doug Engelbart, who later invented the computer mouse, and Al Hoagland, a pioneer of the computer disk industry. 1
Sources
1. CALDIC, Wikipedia
  • Body text, paragraph on operational readiness
    The machine was first ready for use in the summer of 1953 and mostly operational in 1954.
  • Body text, team description paragraph
    Morton oversaw the design and construction with a team comprising electrical engineering graduate and undergraduate students at the university, more than 35 in total, including Doug Engelbart (who later invented the computer mouse) and Al Hoagland (a pioneer of the computer disk industry).
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Wikidata: CALDIC
Wikidata Q3648467, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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