The SOLIDAC (Solid-state Automatic Computer) was a 50kHz mini-computer at
Glasgow University, built by
Barr & Stroud
Barr & Stroud Limited was a pioneering Glasgow optical engineering firm. They played a leading role in the development of modern optics, including rangefinders, for the Royal Navy and for other branches of British Armed Forces during the 20th ce ...
in the late 1950s; Some early computer music was created on the system.
The machine is currently housed in the National Museums Scotland Collection Centre in Granton, Edinburgh.
References
External links
Studio für Elektronische MusikShort paper by designer P.A.V Thomasdoi:10.1109/85.238393
The Design Philosophy of a Small Electronic Automatic Digital Computer (PhD Thesis)
1950s computers
Early British computers
Transistorized computers
Computer-related introductions in 1959
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