1957 Vacuum Tube Digital Computer Design, 1st ed. ~ 511 pages
Tube Logic • Germanium Transistors • Decimal Counting Tubes • Core, Drum, Delay Line, & Williams Tube Storage


Written by a senior design engineer at IBM, the contents of this fascinating and informative book include:

• History of Electronic Computing Devices
• Diode Switching Circuits
• Vacuum Tube Logic Circuits
• Germanium Transistor Logic Circuits
• Ferrite Core Memory & Driver Design
• Non-Magnetic Storage (Willams Tubes, Mercury Delay Lines, etc.)
• Magnetic Disk and Drum Storage
• Decimal Counting Tubes (Dekatrons & Trochotrons - aka, beam-switching tubes)
• Miscellaneous Circuits
• A/D and D/A Conversion


Apart from some moderate cover wear, the book is in very good condition. Hardcover, 511 pages. Copyright 1957. This item ships WORLDWIDE.