H åðßóçìç ïíïìáóßá ôïõ ìç ÷ áíÞìáôïò ðïõ êáôáóêåýóáí êáé ÷ ñçóéìïðïßçóáí ïé Freddie Williams, Tom Kilburn êáé Geoff Tootill Þôáí Manchester Small Scale Experimental Machine (áí êáé ïé ßäéïé óõíÞèéæáí íá ôï áðïêáëïýí Baby), åß ÷ å ìÞêïò 5 ìÝôñá êáé æõãßæå 1 ôüíï!
Óêïðüò ôçò êáôáóêåõÞò ôïõ Þôáí íá áðïôåëÝóåé äïêéìáóôéêÞ ðëáôöüìá ãéá ôï óùëÞíá Williams, Ýíá ìÝóï áðïèÞêåõóçò äõáäéêþí øçößùí (bits) êÜíïíôáò ÷ ñÞóç êáèïäéêïý óùëÞíá. Ôï åðßôåõãìá ôïõò Þôáí åîáéñåôéêÜ óçìáíôéêü êáèþò ìÝ ÷ ñé ôüôå äåí õðÞñ ÷ å êÜðïéïò ïéêïíïìéêüò ôñüðïò áðïèÞêåõóçò ðëçñïöïñéþí óå çëåêôñïíéêÞ ìïñöÞ.
Ìå Üëëá ëüãéá, ï óùëÞíáò Williams-Kilburn áðïôÝëåóå ôçí ðñþôç ìïñöÞ RAM Ýóôù êáé áí ç ìíÞìç ôïõ Baby ìðïñïýóå íá áðïèçêåýóåé ìüëéò 1024 bits (128 bytes). Äõóôõ ÷ þò ôï ìç ÷ Üíçìá äåí õðÜñ ÷ åé ðéá êáé ôï ìüíï õðÜñ ÷ åé åßíáé áíôßãñáöï ôïõ óôï Museum of Science and Industry óôçí ðüëç ôïõ Manchester.
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