Photo of the front computer
Photo of the front computer

EAI 180 Analog Computer

physical object
Identifier
2023.7.1
Description
This analog computer is built in Australia, presumably in 1972. This computer performs complex calculations in a 'parallel' manner unlike other calculators at the time. Thus, it was used to solve complex engineering problems by university students. One could say that this computer is one of the earliest programmable calculator.
Related Terms
computing technology (describes)
Analog Computers (describes)
Related people
Scott Campbell (is documentarian of)
Ayoung Eun (is documentarian of)
Al Conle (was donor of)