PERM () is a stored-program-controlled electronic
computer
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, built in Munich under the auspices of
Hans Piloty
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and Robert Sauer 1952–1956. Some jokingly called it ''Pilotys erstes RechenMonster'' ('Piloty's first calculating monster'). It weighed several tons.
The machine is now displayed in the
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(
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) exhibition of the
Deutsches Museum
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München
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