Contraves Cora
The Cora was a digital fire-control system designed by Peter Toth and produced by the Swiss company Contraves.
 Cora-1 | |
| Manufacturer | Contraves |
|---|---|
| Type | Fire-control system |
| Release date | late 1950s |
Development
Peter Toth started the design in 1957, and the system was fielded for anti-aircraft fire direction with the Swiss Army in the 60s.[1]
One copy of the system was used at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) for cartography, and was put on display during Expo 64. The unit was rediscovered in storage in 2011, and is now on display at the Musée Bolo, in the Computer Science department of the EPFL.[1]
The Musée Bolo met with Peter Toth and released several videos around his work on the Cora.[2][3]
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References
- Un ordinateur historique retrouvé dans les caves de l’EPFL Archived 2014-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, 24 Heures
- Musée Bolo (2018-02-26), Peter Toth tells the Cora's story, first commercial Swiss computer, retrieved 2019-03-04
- Musée Bolo (2018-02-26), Peter Toth and the Cora 1, retrieved 2019-03-04
External links
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- Discovery of Two Historical Computers in Switzerland: Zuse Machine M9 and Contraves Cora and Discovery of Unknown Documents on the Early History of Computing at the ETH Archives, Making the History of Computing Relevant , Springer 2013
- Schweizer Transistorrechner für militärische und zivile Zwecke, IT Magazine 2012/01
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