In 1957, IBM began the construction of the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment, by far the world's largest computer. Spanning more than 20 different locations, each equipped with acre-sized computers ...

In the 1950s, MIT severed ties to the SAGE air defense system it had developed. But to many, the name of the nonprofit created to take over the project has always suggested an Institute connection. On ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This light-sensing pointing device, ...

Listen to the heartbeat of SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment), IBM’s giant air defense computer, in this propaganda … I mean, educational … film from approximately 1956. Weighing in 250 tons and ...

[Abbott takes Costello off HOLD and resumes dispensing his sage computer advice.] COSTELLO: I need something for bank accounts, loans, and so on. What do you have to help me track my money? ABBOTT: ...