THE SWAC DESIGN-FEATURES AND OPERATING EXPERIENCE

The SWAC is an ultra-high-speed digital computer utilizing a Williams tube memory, an auxiliary magnetic drum memory, and a punched card I/O system. A general description of the functional organization of the c omputer is given together with a brief description of the various comm ands and how they are executed Some of the special engineering feature s of the computer are described, in particular those relating to the e lectrostatic and magnetic drum memories. Finally, a short survey of th e types of problems the computer solved during the last year is presen ted.