Warming up the LGP-30

The LGP 30 computer is a computer made of valves, diodes and a drum memory.
This machine is from 1958. It is located at the museum of the computer science
faculty of the university of Stuttgart, Germany. The computer is in a fully
functional state.

In this clip, the machine is shown starting up and doing some work.
Just to get an imagination what that kind of machine looked and feeled like.

For further information (in German), go to:
http://computermuseum.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/dev/lgp30/LGP-30.html

Category:

Science & Technology

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• vintage
• computer
• 1958
• LGP-30
• old
• valve
• valves
• tube
• tubes
• computing
• history
• stuttgart
• museum
• university
• klemens
• krause
• christian
• corti

[BadOeynhausenLP]

Warum waren die Maschinen damals nur so hässlich lackiert?

[iraeus]

@BadOeynhausenLP Es ist nicht die Originallackierung, soweit ich weiß. Da in Stuttgart gab es mal noch einen, der war braun, wenn ich mich recht erinnere.

[dragonheadthing]

Neat! It looks like something that could have inspired Star Trek.

[computerfreaq17]

@weirdmindofesh I think it means computing...

I'm not sure...

[baarbear]

A Flexowriter? The printer of choice for the 50s era MIT hacker. I remember reading about these. They're mentioned in Steven Levy's Hackers.

[RomanticLinguaphilia]

I think she's lovely :-)

[douro20]

@weirdmindofesh

Yep...it means "calculating"...

[BilisNegra]

The fact that the printer has a keyboard and looks so much like a regular mechanical typewriter is haunting. Looks like it's bewitched. Cool!!!!

[RobertC19850209]

did anyone else see that commodore in the background?

[weirdmindofesh]

I'm not german but I take it that the light labeled Rechnet refers to processor activity.

[6364gg2]

Nice german version. I've always wanted to see one in action. Thanks!