World’s Oldest Working Digital Computer Rebooted
In case you missed it earlier in the week, the Harwell Dekatron (aka WITCH) computer was rebooted last Tuesday. The Dekatron was created in 1951, which would make it 61 years old - the world’s oldest functional digital computer. Designed in 1948 for aid in calculations for an atomic energy research lab, the Dekatron also spent 16 years as a...




