Simon was a relay -based electromechanical computer, described by Edmund Berkeley in a series of thirteen construction articles in Radio-Electronics magazine, from October 1950. Intended for the educational purpose of demonstrating the concept of a digital computer, it could not be used for any significant practical computation since it handled only 2-bit numbers (values 0 through 3) and had only 32 bits (16 2-bit registers) of memory. A working model was first built by two graduate students at Columbia University for less than US $ 300 ($ 3,650 in 2022 dollars) in parts. Some have described it as the "first personal computer ", although its extremely limited capacity and its unsuitability for use for any purpose other than as an educational demonstration make that classification questionable.
19-464: [REDACTED] Look up simon or Simon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Simon may refer to: People [ edit ] Simon (given name) , including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon Simon (surname) , including a list of people with the surname Simon Eugène Simon , French naturalist and
38-906: A list of people with the surname Simon Eugène Simon , French naturalist and the genus authority Simon Tribe of Simeon , one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places [ edit ] Şimon (Hungarian: Simon ), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania Șimon , a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Films [ edit ] Simon (1980 film) , starring Alan Arkin Simon (2004 film) , Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Simón (2018 film) , Venezuelan short film directed by Diego Vicentini Simón (2023 film) , Venezuelan feature film directed by Diego Vicentini Games [ edit ] Simon (game) ,
57-443: A popular computer game Simon Says , children's game Literature [ edit ] Simon (Sutcliff novel) , a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff Simon (Sand novel) , an 1835 novel by George Sand Simon Necronomicon (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon" Music [ edit ] Simon (album) , an album by
76-443: A popular computer game Simon Says , children's game Literature [ edit ] Simon (Sutcliff novel) , a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff Simon (Sand novel) , an 1835 novel by George Sand Simon Necronomicon (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon" Music [ edit ] Simon (album) , an album by
95-493: A radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina Brands and enterprises [ edit ] La Maison Simons , a Quebec department store Simon Property Group Electronics and technology [ edit ] Simon (cipher) Simon (computer) , a 1950s personal computer IBM Simon the first smartphone SIMON breach grenade , a door breaching rifle grenade Other uses [ edit ] Simon (cat) ,
114-434: A radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina Brands and enterprises [ edit ] La Maison Simons , a Quebec department store Simon Property Group Electronics and technology [ edit ] Simon (cipher) Simon (computer) , a 1950s personal computer IBM Simon the first smartphone SIMON breach grenade , a door breaching rifle grenade Other uses [ edit ] Simon (cat) ,
133-481: A ship's cat who was awarded the Dickin Medal See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Simon All pages with titles beginning with Simon Justice Simon (disambiguation) Saint-Simon (disambiguation) Shimon (disambiguation) Shimun (disambiguation) Simao (disambiguation) Simeon (disambiguation) Simone (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
152-414: A ship's cat who was awarded the Dickin Medal See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Simon All pages with titles beginning with Simon Justice Simon (disambiguation) Saint-Simon (disambiguation) Shimon (disambiguation) Shimun (disambiguation) Simao (disambiguation) Simeon (disambiguation) Simone (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
171-440: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages simon [REDACTED] Look up simon or Simon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Simon may refer to: People [ edit ] Simon (given name) , including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon Simon (surname) , including
190-544: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Simon (computer) The "Simon project" arose as a result of the Berkeley's book Giant Brains, or Machines That Think , published in November 1949. There, the author said: We shall now consider how we can design a very simple machine that will think.. Let us call it Simon, because of its predecessor, Simple Simon... Simon
209-463: Is so simple and so small in fact that it could be built to fill up less space than a grocery-store box; about four cubic feet....It may seem that a simple model of a mechanical brain like Simon is of no great practical use. On the contrary, Simon has the same use in instruction as a set of simple chemical experiments has: to stimulate thinking and understanding, and to produce training and skill. A training course on mechanical brains could very well include
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#1732765731475228-560: The band Gruvis Malt Simon (EP) , an EP by Dirty Little Rabbits Television [ edit ] Simon (French TV series) , a 2016 French animated children's television series Simon (American TV series) , a 1995 American sitcom Simon & Simon , 1980s television series with brother detectives Simon (The Walking Dead) , a fictional character from the television series The Walking Dead Other arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Simon's Cat , an animated cartoon and book series WSMW , aka Simon FM,
247-560: The band Gruvis Malt Simon (EP) , an EP by Dirty Little Rabbits Television [ edit ] Simon (French TV series) , a 2016 French animated children's television series Simon (American TV series) , a 1995 American sitcom Simon & Simon , 1980s television series with brother detectives Simon (The Walking Dead) , a fictional character from the television series The Walking Dead Other arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Simon's Cat , an animated cartoon and book series WSMW , aka Simon FM,
266-654: The construction of a simple model mechanical brain, as an exercise. In November 1950, Berkeley wrote an article titled "Simple Simon" for Scientific American magazine, that described digital computing principles to the general public. Despite Simon's extreme lack of resources (it could only represent the numbers 0, 1, 2 and 3), Berkeley stated on page 40 that the machine "possessed the two unique properties that define any true mechanical brain: it can transfer information automatically from any one of its "registers" to any other, and it can perform reasoning operations of indefinite length." Berkeley concluded his article anticipating
285-509: The future full of mechanical brains working about us. The Simon's architecture was based on relays . The programs ran from a standard paper tape , with five rows of holes for data. The registers and ALU stored only 2 bits . The user entered data via punched paper , or by five keys on the front panel . The machine output data through five lamps. The punched tape served not only for data entry, but also as memory storage. The machine executed instructions in sequence, as it read them from
304-444: The future: Some day we may even have small computers in our homes, drawing their energy from electric-power lines like refrigerators or radios ... They may recall facts for us that we would have trouble remembering. They may calculate accounts and income taxes. Schoolboys with homework may seek their help. They may even run through and list combinations of possibilities that we need to consider in making important decisions. We may find
323-657: The genus authority Simon Tribe of Simeon , one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places [ edit ] Şimon (Hungarian: Simon ), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania Șimon , a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Films [ edit ] Simon (1980 film) , starring Alan Arkin Simon (2004 film) , Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Simón (2018 film) , Venezuelan short film directed by Diego Vicentini Simón (2023 film) , Venezuelan feature film directed by Diego Vicentini Games [ edit ] Simon (game) ,
342-456: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Simon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon&oldid=1254960362 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Hungarian-language text Short description
361-456: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Simon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon&oldid=1254960362 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Hungarian-language text Short description
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