Australia's first stored-program computer filled a room in Sydney and, in 1951, it played music. Today's pack powers it back up.
Cipher · Wednesday 4 November 2026
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CSIRAC plays a tune
Ten puzzles on CSIRAC, Australia's first computer, from a pigpen opener to a double columnar closer. Answers at the foot.
CSIRAC, built in Sydney in 1949, is the only surviving intact first generation computer and probably the first computer to play music. Photo: jjron / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, modified
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