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Book Publication: Konputa ga Keisan-ki to Yobareta Jidai
(When Computers Were Called Adding Engines)

December 4, 2005

Senior Fellow Izumi Harada was one of the editors of this work published by ASCII Corporation. Tracks the evolution of Japanese computers through a wealth of photographs.


ASCII Corporation
Price: 2,100 yen
ISBN: 4-7561-4677-5

Konputa ga Keisan-ki to Yobareta Jidai (When Computers Were Called Adding Engines)
Supervised by the Foundation for C&C Promotion


Chapter 1: Before Adding Engines Met Electronics
Chapter 2: Vacuum Tubes in Radios and Atom Boy
Chapter 3: Computers Driven by the Parametron Element Invented in Japan
Chapter 4: Transistors: The Driving Force Behind Japanfs High Growth Rate
Chapter 5: From Adding Engines to Computers



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