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Rare part for groundbreaking 1949 British computer found in US

The room-size EDSAC could perform 650 instructions per second. University of Cambridge A rare remnant of a pioneering British computer has surfaced in the United States and made its way to the UK to be incorporated into a reconstruction of the historic machine. The computer, called the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator, or EDSAC, is recognized as one of the …

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Amazon courts Purdue students with on

Amazon is offering students an easy way to pick up items on campus. Amazon/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Amazon is rolling out yet another service to expand its online presence into the real world. As of Tuesday, students at Purdue University will be able to pick up textbooks and other items they’ve ordered through Amazon at an Amazon-staffed center on campus. …

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