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Trevor Pearcey & the First Australian Computer: A Lost Opportunity?
Image: CSIR Radiophysics research staff, 1952
Source: Museum Victoria
This is a summary of an article entitled 'Trevor Pearcey & the First Australian Computer: A Lost Opportunity?'
The paper tells something of Trevor Pearcey's early contribution to Australian computing.
Shortly after the Second World War Trevor Pearcey joined the Radiophysics Division of the Australian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the predecessor of today's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). He designed the first Australian electronic computer, which was constructed in the Division. By 1951 this machine was functioning, but three years later a decision was made to discontinue work on computer development in CSIRO. Pearcey however went on to play a vital role in Australian computing, both in CSIRO and in academia.
The paper also takes a fresh look at some of the factors involved in the 1954 decision to terminate computer development in CSIRO.
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Notes - Trevor Pearcey, 1965
Notes some of which were possibly not written by Dr Trevor Pearcey, dated 1965. Dr Pearcey was a pioneer in the field of electronic computing in Australia. He designed the computer CSI ...
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Hard Drive - Trevor Pearcey, circa 1994
Hard drive used by Trevor Pearcey, an Australian computing pioneer who designed CSIRAC, Australia's first computer. This drive was used later in Pearcey's career. Technical details: ...
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Circuit Box - Electronic Valve Amplifier, Trevor Pearcey, 1960s
Valve amplifier circuit used by Trevor Pearcey, an Australian computing pioneer who designed CSIRAC, Australia's first computer. This amplifier circuit was possibly used later in Pearce ...
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Schematic Diagram - CSIRAC Computer, Magnetic Drum Sequence Unit, 1948-1955
Schematic diagrams of magnetic drum sequence unit. Related to CSIRAC computer back cabinet # 2 - auxiliary store control. Schematic diagram shows the detailed connections between all t ...
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Teaching Photograph ? Syntax Description Diagram, Programming Language, Trevor Pearcey, 19 ...
Photograph of a computer programming diagram giving examples of the use of syntax metalanguage to describe the syntax of a programming language. This is one of a set of photographs of ...
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Teaching Photograph ? Compiling Processor Operation Diagram, Programming Language, Trevor ...
Photograph of a computer programming diagram entitled "OPERATION OF A COMPILING PROCESSOR". This is one of a set of photographs of computer structure diagrams and computer programmimg ...
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Teaching Photograph ? Program Example Diagram, Autocoder Programming Language, Manchester ...
Photograph of a computer programming diagram entitled "APPENDIX C - AN ILLUSTRATION OF AUTOCODER PROGRAMMING". Written in 1952, Autocoder translated symbolic statements into machine la ...
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Photograph ? Diagram, Computer, Trevor Pearcey, 1959-1992
Photograph of a computer diagram showing part of a computer program listing dealing with daily business transactions. The programming language is possibly COBOL. This is one of a set ...
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Photograph ? Diagram, Computer, Trevor Pearcey, 1959-1992
Photograph of a computer diagram showing part of a computer program with the title "TREAC TYPE ROUTINE, PUNCH THE CONTENT OF CELL 'O' AS A FRACTION TO SIX DECIMAL PLACES". This is one ...
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Teaching Photograph ? Program Listing Diagram, Autocode Programming Language, Trevor Pearc ...
Photograph of a computer programming diagram entitled "To print Date and Serial Number". Diagram includes fragment of program listing, written in Autocode. This is one of a set of phot ...
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