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CSIRAC (Computer)

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Also recorded as CSIR Mk1 (Computer)

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CSIRAC (Computer)

CSIRAC (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Automatic Computer), Australia's first digital computer, and the fifth stored program computer in the world. First run in November 1949, it is the only intact first-generation computer in the world, and is on permanent display at the Melbourne Museum.

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.

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