Obscure Computers
Howdy. Mark Linimon here. I'm starting work on a website to publish some
information on some obscure computers. Most of this information has not
been placed on the web elsewhere.
The Rice Research Computer
The Rice Research Computer, later known as the
R1 (see below), was constructed at
Rice University at the end of the
1950s. This page is our starting point for
collecting documents and reminisces from the people who worked on it.
It was ahead of its time and stayed in production for many years.
The R2
The R2 was the intended successor
to the R1. Mostly due to its attempt to jump many years forward
in technology, it was never truly finished and put into production.
This page is our starting point for
collecting documents and reminisces from the people who worked on it.
The Bendix G-15
The Bendix G-15, later marketed as the
Control Data G-15 after a merger, was one of the first small computers
to be sold in quantity in the late 1950s. It found its greatest
acceptance in civil engineering applications in the US. It was also
one of the first systems that did not demand a raised floor.
Here I have gathered various links to the
remaining few in existance, as well as my own documents and memories.