History of Computers

I had not been able to capture one of the main features of the Cray-1 in my original model. The reason for the shape of the cray came from a need to keep the connections between each of the segments as small as possible, which is why it ended up as a column. But you then have trouble accessing the centre section when building and maintaining the computer. This problem was was solved by leaving a gap in the column.

My first attempt at the Cray-1 needed some support structure in the middle. I have managed to redesign the model so that the centre is empty. I can't imagine it was a fun to work on these multi-million dollar machines.

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The Bombe was designed with opening back panels. The larger hinged panel housed the electronics. With the panels open you could also see the back of the drums. I have reworked the back of the Bombe to make it more representative and it adds another moving feature to the Pioneer section.  

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Thank you for your comments and feedback - a few requests for minifigures, printed parts and Apple computers.

The revised Personal Compter section of this project has an Apple iMac G4 computer which was Apple's way of making their product very different from the usual PC boxes. I have also added a minifigure wearing the VR headset and gloves, and added screen graphics.

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