Computer History: Librascope LGP-30 Computer (General Precision, CDC, personal minicomputer) 1956

040621 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Computer History: Librascope LGP-30 Computer. (Revised and Expanded) Introduction to the LGP-30 computer of 1956, by Librascope Company of Glendale, California. A very unique desk-sized computer that required no special power or air conditioning facilities, and could be operated by one person, to perform a variety of engineering, scientific, business and accounting tasks. It contained 115 vacuum tubes and 1,450 diodes and weighed over 800 pounds. Cost in 1956 was $47,000 (equivalent to over $461,000 today). One of the many products produced by the Librascope company which produced a very impressive array of electronic and scientific products for over 50 years. Hope you enjoy this brief look back. Run time: about 4 mins.

With special thanks to:
Carl Sorensen, Librascope Memories
--For more information,
Librascope Memories over 60 years of history, including 293 Librazette newsletters, photos, product literature, and company videos
https://www.librascopememories.com/
--and also see the Librascope Memories Blog:
https://librascopememories.blogspot.com/

See also:
https://youtu.be/nYeERxT1g38

The Computer History Museum
http://www.computerhistory.orghttps://librascopememories.blogspot.com/
--And special thanks to Chris Garcia (Computer History Museum) for helping to identify the tube cards shown.

Computer Museum Stuttgart, Germany
http://computermuseum.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/dev_en/lgp30/lgp30_1.html

Warming up the LGP-30
https://youtu.be/7WaYYNUCWMY

http://www.bitsavers.org
https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/