Artifact Details

Title

Lilith

Catalog Number

X1051.91

Type

Physical object

Description

This computer was designed by Niklaus Wirth and others at the ETH, Zurich, as a machine optimized for running the Modula-2 programming language. It had 128K of 16-bit RAM, a bit-mapped display, and a removable magnetic disk cartridge which, according to the manual, was "extremely sensitive to dust... Always keep your cartridges in a plastic bag..."

Date

1981

Manufacturer

ETH, Zurich

Place Manufactured

Switzerland

Identifying Numbers

Model number Lilith

Category

Digital computer/personal computer/desktop

Credit

Gift of David Stubbs

Lot Number

X1051.91