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An end view of the mercury delay line temperature controlled cabinet known as “the coffin"
An end view of the mercury delay line temperature controlled cabinet known as “the coffin". Circa 1956. -
Jurij Semkiw at CSIRAC operating console
Jurij Semkiw at CSIRAC operating console, 1964. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
CSIRAC console switch panel
A closeup of the CSIRAC console switch panel. Note the multiple rows of 20 switches used to set bits in various registers, c1956. MSE-CIS Heritage Collection. -
Trevor Pearcey in front of CSIR Mk1 in Sydney
Trevor Pearcey, in front of CSIR Mk1 in Sydney, 1952. Image courtesty CSIRO. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
CSIRAC at Museums Victoria
CSIRAC with cabinet doors open, as displayed at the Museum of Victoria for its 50th birthday celebration in 1999. Image courtesy Paul Doornbusch. -
12-hole paper tape reader
12-hole paper tape reader used for loading programs (and data) into CSIRAC’s memory, c1956. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
CSIR Mk1 with doors off
CSIR Mk1, doors off, in the Radiophysics Laboratory, Sydney. Geoff Hill, June 1952. -
CSIRAC on the move (colour)
CSIRAC on the move on a semi-trailer at the northern outskirts of Benalla, Victoria on the Hume Highway. Maston Beard standing in the centre of the photo with the driver and his assistant, June 1955. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
CSIRAC on the move (B&W)
CSIRAC on the move on a semi-trailer at the northern outskirts of Benalla, Victoria on the Hume Highway. Maston Beard standing in the centre of the photo with the driver and his assistant, June 1955. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
CSIRAC magnetic disc ‘drum’
CSIRAC magnetic disc ‘drum’, 1956. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
Jurij Semkiw displaying a mercury delay line
Technical staff member Jurij Semkiw displaying a mercury delay line, 1956. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
Adjusting main clock frequency of CSIRAC
Ron Bowles adjusting main clock frequency of CSIRAC at University of Melbourne, 1956. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
CSIRAC sign
Sign: Automation in Computing at the University of Melbourne by CSIRAC -
Staff of Computation Lab, c1960
Staff of Computation Lab, c1960. Trevor Pearcey, Ron Bowles, Kay Sullivan (Thorne), Jurij Semkiw, Geoff Hill, Frank Hirst at the University of Melbourne. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
Department staff photo, 1984.
Department staff photo, 1984. University of Melbourne. -
Steven Lynch, Department technical staff, 1987
Steven Lynch, Department technical staff, 1987. University of Melbourne. -
Justin Zobel, Senior Tutor, 1987
Justin Zobel, Senior Tutor, 1987. Image courtesy University of Melbourne. -
Sean Maynard Graduation, 2010
Sean Maynard Graduation, 2010. University of Melbourne. -
The Uniprocessors at Discovery Day 1994
Discovery Day, 1994. The Uniprocessors recruiting students to the department. Photo by Michael Silver. -
Staff member at Digital Gigi terminal, c1982.
Staff member at Digital Gigi terminal, c1982. Image courtesy University of Melbourne Archives. -
Prue Downey, Staff Member and Student, 1986
Prue Downey, Staff Member and Student, 1986. Image courtesy University of Melbourne. -
Andrew Mack, Systems Programmer using the Sun 3/60
Andrew Mack, Systems Programmer using the Sun 3/60. VAX 11/780 in background, c1987. Image courtesy University of Melbourne. -
Computer Science lab, Richard Berry building, c1987
Computer Science lab, Richard Berry building, c1987. University of Melbourne. -
Barry Conyngham, Computer Music Studio, Computer Science Department c1970s.
Barry Conyngham, Computer Music Studio, Computer Science Department c1970s. Image courtesy Barry Conyngham. -
Ron Bowles at the IBM 7044, c1969
Ron Bowles at the IBM 7044, c1969. Image courtesy University of Melbourne Archives. -
Former Heads of Department, 2013
Former Heads of Department, 2013. Left–right: Professor Alistair Moffat, Professor Liz Sonenberg, Dr Peter Thorne, Professor Rao Kotagiri, Professor Leon Sterling, Professor Justin Zobel (with portrait of Professor Peter Poole). Image courtesy University of Melbourne. -
Portrait of Peter Poole
Portrait of Peter Poole -
VC David Pennington with computer, c1990.
VC David Pennington with computer, c1990. -
Theory of Computation Students, circa 1965,
Theory of Computation Students, circa 1965, University of Melbourne. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection. -
Theory of Computation II Students, 1969
Theory of Computation II Students, 1969. FEIT-CIS Heritage Collection -
Computer Science laboratory 1989
Computer Science laboratory with Andrew Conway, Ivan Hamilton, Barry Brannan and John Henrikson, c1989. Image courtesy University of Melbourne Archives. -
Behnaz Rostami at OzCHI 2013
Behnaz Rostami was a part of the Department student team that won second prize in the OzCHI conference 24 hour design challenge, for their project re-imagining email. Photo by Sarah Webber. -
DIS Computer Lab, c1997
DIS Computer Lab, c1997. University of Melbourne. -
Computer lab with Macs, c1989
Computer lab with Macs, c1989. University of Melbourne. -
Students at ICT Panorama 2006
Computer Science and Software Engineering students Laura Zalcman and David Kent with their team’s Rational Argument Mapping and Visualisation software at ICT Panorama 2006. Image courtesy Paul Richiardi. -
Roy Muncey inputting programming into CSIRAC, 1960
Roy Muncey inputting programming into CSIRAC, 1960. Image courtesy CSIRO. -
John Russell at the Flexowriter 1959
John Russell at the Flexowriter, reading output from CSIRAC, c1959. Image courtesy CSIRO. -
Punch tape, c1960
Punch tape, c1960. CIS Heritage Collection. -
Interprogram Manual for CSIRAC
Interprogram English Language Programming Manual for CSIRAC by Geoff Hill, 1960. CIS Heritage Collection. -
UNIX terminal, c1980s
UNIX terminal, c1980s. Image courtesy University of Melbourne. -
Computer terminal c1987
Computer terminal c1987. University of Melbourne. -
Melbourne IT Logo
Melbourne IT, the domain name company floated by University of Melbourne in 1999. University of Melbourne. -
Email recounting Australia’s first permanent Internet connection, 1989
Extracts from email recounting Australia’s first permanent Internet connection, 1989. Image courtesy Tim Bell. -
1200bps modem, c1983
1200bps modem, c1983. University of Melbourne. -
Theory of Computation II Class Photograph, c1971
Theory of Computation II Class Photograph, c1971. CIS Heritage Collection. -
Staff tangled in magnetic tape, c1988
Staff tangled in magnetic tape, c1988. University of Melbourne. -
Kay Thorne, c1960
Kay Thorne, c1960. CIS Heritage Collection. -
Marita Cheng (Founder of Robogals and 2Mar Robotics), 2013
Marita Cheng (Founder of Robogals and 2Mar Robotics), 2013. University of Melbourne Media. -
Sherah Kurnia and Tanya Linden @ DIS Graduation, 2011
Sherah Kurnia and Tanya Linden @ DIS Graduation, 2011. University of Melbourne. -
Measuring stars for the International Astrograph Project 1905
Female assistant using a photographic plate measuring machine to measure the precise positions of stars for the international Astrograph Project, c1905. Source: Museum Victoria. -
DIS Students at Open Day, c1998
DIS Students at Open Day, c1998. University of Melbourne. -
Mike Vitale, Head of Information Systems.
Mike Vitale, Head of Information Systems. Image courtesy University of Melbourne Archives. -
Ask a DIS Wizard badge
Ask a DIS Wizard badge. University of Melbourne. -
Marg Ross, staff member, 1996
Marg Ross, staff member, 1996. Image courtesy University of Melbourne.
