AMAZING READ , go look at this document 1964 dated. located on Bitsavers

This document is called "The Computer Directory and Buyers Guide, 1964"



starting page 58 is section called "Description of General Purpose Digital Computers" is a very interesting read.

starting page 78 Covers "Characteristics of General Purpose Analog Computers"

starting page 80 section is a "Survey of Special Computers"

http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/computersAndAutomation/196406.pdf

BUT do download it and enjoy the pics, tech data and YES Computer Cartoons.

Thanks for this, brought back lots of memories. In HS in 1965 I attended a night-school course from CDC learning to program a CDC-160A. Probably why I still think more in octal than hex