AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War

One of the most impressive computer systems ever was the vacuum tube based behemoth AN/FSQ-7, which was the heart of the "Semi Automatic Ground Environment". Machines of this type were children of the Cold War and had a tremendous effect not only on this episode in politics but also generated a vast amount of spin-offs which still shape our world.

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AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War

One of the most impressive computer systems ever was the vacuum tube based behemoth AN/FSQ-7, which was the heart of the "Semi Automatic Ground Environment". Machines of this type were children of the Cold War and had a tremendous effect not only on this episode in politics but also generated a vast amount of spin-offs which still shape our world.

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AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War

AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War

by Bernd Ulmann
AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War

AN/FSQ-7: the computer that shaped the Cold War

by Bernd Ulmann

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Overview

One of the most impressive computer systems ever was the vacuum tube based behemoth AN/FSQ-7, which was the heart of the "Semi Automatic Ground Environment". Machines of this type were children of the Cold War and had a tremendous effect not only on this episode in politics but also generated a vast amount of spin-offs which still shape our world.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783486990911
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 08/19/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 8 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Bernd Ulmann, FOM, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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