Minivac 601
Minivac 601 Digital Computer Kit was an electromechanical digital computer system created by information theory pioneer Claude Shannon and sold by Scientific Development Corporation as an educational toy using digital circuits.
| Developer | Claude Shannon |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Scientific Development Corporation (Cambridge, Massachusetts, later in Watertown, Massachusetts) |
| Type | Electromechanical |
| Release date | c.1961 |
| Introductory price | US$85 (equivalent to $832.39 in 2022) |
| CPU | (None) |
| Memory | 6 bits |
| Storage | 6 bits |
| Display | 6 indicator lamps, 16-position motorized dial |
| Input | 6 slide switches, 6 pushbutton switches, 16-position motorized dial |
| Power | 110 VAC |
| Dimensions | 5 1/8 x 24 x 13 1/4 in. |
| Mass | 9 kilograms (20 lb) |
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