ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation·3 min read·medium
Australia’s oldest computer could show us how quantum might become a reality
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Jacinta Bowler
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CSIRAC, Australia's first digital computer, is being revisited as a historical benchmark for the country's current ambitions in quantum computing. Experts reflect on the machine's massive scale and complexity while discussing the future of Australian technological innovation.
CSIRAC was the first digital computer built in Australia, and the fifth in the world. ( Supplied: Unknown photographer/Museums Victoria/Public Domain )
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