The tech revolution that wasn't
May 05, 2026
May 05, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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The tech revolution that wasn't
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In 1960, engineers at India's Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) built what they called an "Automatic Calculator," the country's first working computer. It had the same type of ferrite-core memory as IBM's world-leading machines, and at a glance, appeared to hera . . .
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The tech revolution that wasn't
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In 1960, engineers at India's Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) built what they called an "Automatic Calculator," the country's first working computer. It had the same type of ferrite-core memory as IBM's world-leading machines, and at a glance, appeared to hera . . .