CSIRO Computing History

A history of CSIRO’s use of Computing for science. Concentrating on the central shared systems for science, not the desktops or enterprise space.

Sidebar 11: Csironet Development Environment and Sample Cyber 76 job

These pages attempt to give some of the history of CSIRO’s use of computing in its research, focussing mainly on the large shared systems and services.

CSIRO Computing History, Appendix 9: Glossary

These pages attempt to give some of the history of CSIRO’s use of computing in its research, focussing mainly on the large shared systems and services.

Sidebar 10: Csironet Documentation

These pages attempt to give some of the history of CSIRO’s use of computing in its research, focussing mainly on the large shared systems and services.

Sidebar 9: CSIRO Divisional Computing

These pages attempt to give some of the history of CSIRO’s use of computing in its research, focussing mainly on the large shared systems and services.

Sidebar 8: CDC Cybers, operating systems, utilities and manuals; Cray

These pages attempt to give some of the history of CSIRO’s use of computing in its research, focussing mainly on the large shared systems and services.

Sidebar 7: Data-intensive computing, cherax, ruby, DMF, the Scientific Computing Data Store, tape libraries – a retrospective

These pages attempt to give some of the history of CSIRO’s use of computing in its research, focussing mainly on the large shared systems and services.

Sidebar 6: Robert Bell personal computing history

These pages attempt to give some of the history of CSIRO’s use of computing in its research, focussing mainly on the large shared systems and services.

Map of Csironet links and nodes, linking Canberra, all state capitals and 5 regional cities

CSIRO Computing History: Sidebar 2: The start of the on-line network

In 1962, a proposal from Trevor Pearcey with the support of E.A. Cornish from DMS for the establishment of a 'network' of computing facilities was approved by the CSIRO Executive.

CSIRO Computing History: Sidebar 1: The start of on-line data, and the management of shared storage

In 1962, a proposal from Trevor Pearcey with the support of E.A. Cornish from DMS for the establishment of a 'network' of computing facilities was approved by the CSIRO Executive.