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October 7, 1954: Goodbye Vacuum Tube, Hello Transistor

October 7, 1954: Goodbye Vacuum Tube, Hello Transistor #Podcast #Technology #History

IBM 608 calculator

1954 – IBM created the first calculating machine to use solid-state transistors. This was the first nail in the coffin for vacuum tubes.  The end result was a 2,000 transistor calculator no smaller in size and no faster in speed.However, the transistor counterpart was cheaper, took less power and created less heat. IBM went on to make the IBM 608 calculator

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October 7, 1954: Goodbye to Vacuum Tube, Hello Transistor

October 7, 1954: Goodbye to Vacuum Tube, Hello Transistor

IBM 608 calculator

1954 – IBM created the first calculating machine to use solid-state transistors. This was the first nail in the coffin for vacuum tubes.  The end result was a 2,000 transistor calculator no smaller in size and no faster in speed.However, the transistor counterpart was cheaper, took less power and created less heat. IBM went on to make the IBM 608 calculator

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SMECO Sponsors 26th So. Md. Computer Bowl

SMECO Sponsors 26th So. Md. Computer Bowl

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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative  hosted its 26th annual Southern Maryland High School Computer Bowl on March 7, continuing its decades of encouragement to the computer programmers of tomorrow.

Information technology is firmly embedded in daily life. Electric utilities like SMECO depend heavily on computer equipment to help keep the lights on for their customers. Utilities…

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GMHS Takes 2 of Top 4 Computer Bowl Spots

GMHS Takes 2 of Top 4 Computer Bowl Spots

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Huntingtown High School took first place in the Southern Maryland High School Computer Bowl. Pictured from left are Joey Watts, Vince Kubala, coach Tom Currier, Jason Merewitz, and Gunnar Arnesen.

Encouraging the programmers of tomorrow is the goal of SMECO’s High School Computer Bowl, which marked its 25th anniversary  March 1 at North Point High School in Waldorf,…

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