Whirlwind was the first electronic stored-program digital computer to operate in real time.

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"Whirlwind was the first electronic stored-program digital computer to operate in real time."

The Computer History Museum credits Whirlwind, under Jay Forrester's leadership, as the first electronic stored-program digital computer to operate in real time.

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Source title Jay W. Forrester

Source authors Computer History Museum

Source year 1995

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