The world\u2019s \u201coldest working digital computer\u201d has been rebooted in its home in The National Museum of Computing in Buckinghamshire, England.<\/p>\n
The 61-year old computer is known as the Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computing from Harwell, or WITCH<\/a>.<\/p>\n “In 1951 the Harwell Dekatron was one of perhaps a dozen computers in the world, and since then, it has led a charmed life surviving intact while its contemporaries were recycled or destroyed,” trustee of the museum Kevin Murrell said in a statement.<\/p>\n Restoration of the computer began three years ago to get the device in working order. In its prime, it ran on telephone exchange relays, gas-filled tubes, and paper tape used for input and output on the machine.<\/p>\n Visitors of the museum can now see the 3-ton machine rattle and light up.<\/p>\n “To see it in action is to watch the inner workings of a computer — something that is impossible on the machines of today,” Murrell said.<\/p>\n Kickstarter\u2019s brick phone brings the nostalgia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSource: National Museum of Computing <\/a><\/h5>\n
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