Title
MADDIDA (Magnetic Drum Digital Differential Analyzer) (prototype)
Catalog Number
X1050.91
Type
Physical object
Description
Basic specifications: 53 vacuum tubes 904 diodes 4-track magnetic drum memory Used in solving non-linear differential equations. 22 integrators wide.
Date
1949
Manufacturer
Northrop Aircraft Corporation
Place Manufactured
Hawthorne, CA, US
Identifying Numbers
Model number |
22 |
Serial number |
Original prototype |
Dimensions
56 x 25 x 46 in.
Category
Analog computer
Subject
SNARK; von Neumann, John, 1903--1957
Credit
Gift of Los Angeles County Museum