output in photos
Photos: Missile detecting DEC computer
Photo A lot of the input/output and data exchange from this generation of machines was quite often done on paper tape. This is a DEC seismometer array station processor, used to detect earthquakes, on display at the National... [16 Sep 2008]
Photos: Early analogue torpedo simulator
Photo The output from it was connected to the sensors on the torpedo that could check whether the torpedo behaved in the expected way without actually using water or losing a torpedo. This is the PACE TR-48, an analogue... [09 Sep 2008]
Photos: Say hello to Intel's little helpers
Photo The above image shows the pressure map on the floor as someone walks, and the bottom image shows locations and output of the sensors. With two cameras on its hand, the device is able to autonomously recognise cups on the... [18 Jun 2008]
Photos: Supercomputers signal when storms are a-brewing
Photo The current identical IBM supercomputer 1600 clusters, one of which is pictured in the foreground, are made up of 5,000 processors and capable of running at 38 teraflops, with a sustained output of four teraflops. [06 Jun 2008]
Photos: Google Earth issues stark climate change warning
Photo Under the worst case scenario high emissions would lead to a drop of 77 million tonnes in China's annual agricultural output, bringing food production beneath the basic requirements of 300kg per person. [22 May 2008]
Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action
Photo The Difference Engine has two output options. Charles Babbage's Difference Engine number 2 is making its US debut at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. A forward-thinking mathematician and... [12 May 2008]
Photos: Apple shows off new iMacs, software
Photo A look at the multiple input and output jacks on Apple's new iMacs. Three new iMacs were unveiled at an event held on Tuesday at Apple's Cupertino, California headquarters. There will be two 20-inch iMacs with different... [08 Aug 2007]