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GamingHackadayabout 2 hours ago
1954 Parametron Computer Used No Tubes or TransistorsEiichi Goto of Japan invented the parametron in 1954, a resonant circuit using a ferrite core and capacitor that represents binary digits via two phases. The device acts as a parametric oscillator, driven at twice its tuned frequency, enabling digital computation without tubes, relays, or transistors.
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