Browsing Project Whirlwind Reports by Title

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    • Proposed Five-Digit Multiplier Marginal-Checking Installation 

      Rich, E. S. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1948-09-09)
      Memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on a proposed five-digit multiplier marginal-checking installation.

    • Proposed Memory Address Selection System 

      Shansky, David (Lincoln Laboratory - Division 6, 1954-05-26)
      Increased memory in the use of cathodes is made possible by multi-level memory address selection and improved circuit designs.

    • A Proposed Readout Scheme 

      Fine, S. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-05-18)
      A good deal of delta and air-flux noise cancellation can be attained during readout by using the dФ/dt produced during the fall time of the read gate to cancel that produced during the rise time.

    • Proposed responsibilities for tasks in Memorandum 6M-3416 

      Forrester, Jay W.; Everett, Robert.; Wieser, C. Robert (Lincoln Laboratory - Division 6, 1955-03-16)
      Memo making a proposal for the responsibilities of various organizations regarding computer programming tasks forseen in the SAGE System as outlined in Memo 6M-3416.

    • Proposed Sense Winding for a 64 x 64 Memory Plane 

      Canty, W. J. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-07-23)
      Memorandum on the investigation of the optimum sense winding geometry of a 64 x 64 memory plane.

    • Proposed XD-1 evaluation, 13 July 1955 

      Crane, J. D. (Lincoln Laboratory - Division 6, 1955-06-28)
      The addressable fields of the magnetic drums (CD side), the central computer, and the drum entry portion of manual inputs were included in the fourth XD-1 evaluation. This evaluation included shock tests, an eight-hour ...

    • Proposed XD-1 evaluation, 20 May, 1955 

      Thompson, S. L. (Lincoln Laboratory - Division 6, 1955-05-17)
      Memorandum discussing a proposal to conduct a partial evaluation of XD-1 on May 20, 1955, to cover the card machines, memory, manual operations and the addressable fields of the drum systems.

    • Publication Series 

      Forrester, Jay W. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1947-10-03)
      Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on publication series.

    • Publication Series 

      Ulman, J. N. Jr. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-10-03)
      This memorandum lists and describes the various types of reports and publications issued by the Digital Computer Laboratory. The following series are now standard: 1. SR-Series Summary Reports and Project Lincoln ...

    • Publication Series 

      Ulman, J. N. Jr. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1948-12-22)
      Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on publication series.

    • Pulse Response of Ferrite Memory Cores 

      Freeman, J. R. (Lincoln Laboratory - Division 6, 1953-12-15)
      The fourteen basic pulsed voltage outputs of ferrite memory cores are defined and discussed. Photographs are presented. The distinctive appearances of certain outputs are noted. The concept of reversible and irreversible ...

    • Pulse Tests of the RCA Victor Ferrite, XF-96 

      Smulowicz, Bronislaw (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-01-22)
      Results of a pulse test performed on the RCA Victor ferrite, XF-96, show satisfactory operation with a good selection ratio at approximately 2.1 oersteds.

    • Quarterly Progress Reports 

      Farr, C. W. (Lincoln Laboratory - Division 6, 1955-05-19)
      Memo explaining difficulties in meeting report schedules due to the displacement of report writing by high priority technical and administrative duties and suggesting a procedure to reduce the report writing time required ...

    • Quarterly Report, Contract N5ori-06002 July to September 1950 

      Nelson, R. A. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory - ECD, 2009-05-04)
      This report describes work performed during July, August, and September 1950 of Contract N5ori-06002 covering research in digital techniques in naval anti-aircraft fire control. Three persons are engaged in the project. ...

    • Quarterly Report, Contract N5ori-06002, October through December 1950 

      Nelson, R. A. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory - ECD, 2009-05-04)
      This report describes work performed during October, November, and December 1950 on Contract N5ori-06002, covering research in digital techniques in naval anti-aircraft fire control. Programming of the Mark 47 equations ...

    • Quarterly Report, Contract N5ori-06002, October through December 1950 

      Nelson, R. A. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory - ECD, 2009-05-04)
      This report describes work performed during January, February, and March 1951 on Contract N5ori-06002, covering research in digital techniques in naval anti-aircraft fire control. Programming of the Mark 47 equations for ...

    • Quarterly Status Report, Contract N5ori-06002 April through June 1952 

      Linvill, William K. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-08-04)
      This report summarizes the work done on ONR Project NR232-001 under the extension of Contract N^ori-06002, for the second quarter of 1952. The bulk of the work continues to be applied to the application of a computer to a ...

    • Quarterly Status Report, Contract N5ori-06002 January through March, 1952 

      Linvill, William K. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 2009-05-08)
      This report is a survey of the work done on ONR project NR 232-001, under the extension of Contract N5ori-06002, for the first quarter of 1952. Work is continuing on application of the computer to a control system. During ...

    • Quarterly Status Report, Contract N5ori-06002 July through September, 1951 

      Linvill, William K. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-01-21)
      This report describes work performed during July, August, and September, 1951 of the extension of Contract N5ori-06002. All of the work is directed toward an analytical study of control systems involving digital computers ...

    • Quarterly Status Report, Contract N5ori-06002 October through December, 1951 

      Linvill, William K. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-08-04)
      This report summarizes the work done on Project NR232-001 under the extension of Contract N5ori-06002 for the period during October, November, and December 1951. As was done during the last quarter, the bulk of the effort ...