Project Whirlwind: Recent submissions

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    • Preliminary Report - Temperature Effects In MTC-Type Ferrite Cores 

      Childress, James D. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-06-26)
      The curves given in this note show the effect of temperature on ferrite core operation. For a particular driving current amplitude, there is a point (or range) in temperature beyond which core operation degenerates rapidly, ...

    • Visitors 

      Forrester, Jay W. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-07-15)
      Visitors to the Laboratory who are not necessary to laboratory business should have their visits approved by Proctor. Grouping of visits will be arranged when possible. All requests by such visitors fqr literature should ...

    • Division 6 Move To Lexington 

      Wainwright, Hugh (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-05-26)
      Administrative memorandum from Digital Computer Laboratory research teams on the move of Division 6 from the Whittemore Building to Lexington.

    • 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 ...

    • WW1 Operating Speed 

      Mayer, Rollin P. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1951-12-21)
      Drawing SA-50304 (attached) shows much information which should help programmers calculate the speed of their programs, and which should be helpful to programmers and systems engineers in showing where to concentrate efforts ...

    • Bi-weekly Reports 

      Rathbone, R. R. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-10-06)
      Biweekly reports are required from each staff member. Comments should be concise but convey the scope of the work done during the period. Items covering special Laboratory projects will be written at the same times but ...

    • Barta Building Guard Instruction 

      Proctor, John C. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-04-01)
      Administrative memorandum from Digital Computer Laboratory research teams on security policies.

    • Electronic Computer Division Personnel 

      Project Whirlwind Administrative Staff (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1951-09-01)
      Memorandum listing Electronic Computer Division Personnel of the MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory.

    • Moving to Barta Building 

      Boyd, Hugh R. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1947-09-08)
      Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on changing facilities.

    • Meeting of the Mathematical Computing Advisory Panel, June 8, 1950 

      Adams, C. W. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1950-06-15)
      A series of half-hour talks and some informal discussions on the subject "Solution of Probleme on Existing Computers" were presented at a one-day meeting in Washington, D.C. This note contains what were to the author the ...

    • 6345 Personnel, Barta Building 

      Project Whirlwind Administrative Staff (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1948-12-01)
      Memorandum listing Project Whirlwind I personnel in the Barta Building.

    • Paper on Ferromagnetic and Ferroelectric Memory Devices 

      Papian, William N. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-08-06)
      This paper contains the material for a lecture to be given on September 12, 1952 in the M.I.T. Summer Session course, "Theory and Applications of Dielectric Materials", under the direction of Professor A. R. von Hippel.

    • Visit to the 1101 Computer 

      Taylor, Norman H. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory - ECD, 1951-07-11)
      A one day visit to ERA's 1101 System is discussed. The system seems to be very reliable and is in use 90-95% of the time scheduled. Marginal Checking is used with filament voltage as the method of voltage variation. This ...

    • The Mirror: A Proposed Simplified Symbol for Magnetic Circuits 

      Mayer, Rollin P. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-08-14)
      A coil can be wound on a magnetic core in one of only two directions. There are several dot-conventions which can bo used to indicate which direction is desired. A simpler symbol, which is quicker to draw and easier to ...

    • Conference at Eastman Kodak Co., August 1, 1949 

      Rich, E. S. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1949-08-04)
      Memorandum on a conference held at Eastman Kodak Co., August 1, 1949, on matters relating to the Reader-Recorder and to the processing and handling of film.

    • RCA Selectron Storage Tube 

      Forrester, Jay W. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1946-06-18)
      Abstract of an engineering report on the RCA Selectron Storage Tube.

    • Electronic Computer Division Personnel 

      Project Whirlwind Administrative Staff (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1950-02-01)
      Memorandum listing Electronic Computer Division Personnel of the MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory.

    • Division Organization 

      Forrester, Jay W. (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory - ECD, 1950-06-30)
      Administrative memorandum from Electronic Computer Division research teams on division organization.

    • New Funds Under Contract AF 19(122)-458, DIC 6889 

      Fahnestock, Harris (MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory - ECD, 1951-05-07)
      Administrative memorandum from Electronic Computer Division research teams on funding account policies.

    • Progress Report to the Department Committee on Graduate Study and Research 

      Papian, William N. (MIT Department of Electrical Engineering, 1950-07-05)
      Progress Report to the Department Committee on Graduate Study and Research on a Coincident-Current Magnetic Memory Unit.