FACOM 128

The FACOM 128 was a relay-based electromechanical computer built by Fujitsu. Two models were made, namely the FACOM 128A, built in 1956, and the FACOM 128B, built in 1959.^[1] As of 2019^[update], a fully working FACOM 128B is still in working order, maintained by Fujitsu staff at a facility in Numazu in Shizuoka Prefecture.^[2]^[3]

The FACOM 128B processes numbers using a bi-quinary coded decimal representation.^[4]

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^ "FACOM 128A and 128B Relay Computers". museum.ipsj.or.jp. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
^ Hruska, Joel (August 1, 2019). "Fujitsu Has an Employee Who Keeps a 1959 Computer Running". www.extremetech.com. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
^ "Technician keeps computer made in 1959 still humming along". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
^ Williams, Al (2019-08-03). "Maybe The Oldest Computer, Probably The Oddest". Hackaday. Retrieved 2019-12-01.

External links[edit]

1958 FACOM 128B Japanese Relay Computer, still working! on YouTube

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[1] "FACOM 128A and 128B Relay Computers". museum.ipsj.or.jp. Retrieved 2019-12-01.

[2] Hruska, Joel (August 1, 2019). "Fujitsu Has an Employee Who Keeps a 1959 Computer Running". www.extremetech.com. Retrieved 2019-12-01.

[3] "Technician keeps computer made in 1959 still humming along". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2019-12-01.

[4] Williams, Al (2019-08-03). "Maybe The Oldest Computer, Probably The Oddest". Hackaday. Retrieved 2019-12-01.

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