Name/Title
1955- Sage Logic Board (2/2022)Tags
SageDescription
SAGE Computer System (developed in the 1950's, operational by 1963) At 250 tons and 60,000 vacuum tubes, the SAGE system was the largest, heaviest and most expensive computer system ever built!The SAGE system was a continental air-defense network commissioned by the U.S. military. SAGE stood for "Semi-Automatic Ground Environment." SAGE was the most ambitious computer project ever undertaken, The Project required over 800 programmers and the technical resources of some of America's largest corporations. It was started in the 1950's and was operational by 1963. It remained in continuous operation until 1983, over 20 years. SAGE was the brainchild of Jay Forrester and George Valley, two professors at MIT's Lincoln Lab.Acquisition
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EBayDate
May 6, 2010