There has been one other suggestion: that the Packard-Bell 250 was derived from the G-15, and therefore indirectly from Turing's original ACE design. I've never checked that from a technical perspective. Regards/Ngā mihi Brian Carpenter On 10-Dec-25 06:05, David Grier via Members wrote:

Paul     Believe your statement is true. There was a “Bendix Club” that kept one operating in Michigan but i have had no contact with them in a decade or more.

DAG

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On Dec 9, 2025, at 9:27 AM, Ceruzzi, Paul via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org> wrote:

 I visited this museum last week, where they demonstrated a Bendix G-15 restored to operating condition! The G-15 may have been the only American computer to incorporate the design philosophy of Alan Turing—correct me if I am wrong on that.

A very impressive museum. https://museum.syssrc.com/ <https://museum.syssrc.com/> _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org

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OK, I know I shouldn't be doing this, but I couldn't resist posting this famous hoax. (Raise your hand if you were fooled by it). "Scientists from RAND Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a "home computer" could look in the year 2004. However the needed technology will not be economically feasible for the average home. Also the scientists readily admit that the computer will require not yet invented technology to actually work, but 50 years from now scientific progress is expected to solve these problems. With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use." That's Harry Huskey in the photo. It was taken at the Smithsonian, during the museum's acquisition of a G-15. Snopes.com has an explanation of the hoax. [https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q8kI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progress...] ________________________________ From: Dag Spicer <dspicer@computerhistory.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 3:31 PM To: Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Cc: David Grier <grier@email.gwu.edu>; Ceruzzi, Paul <CeruzziP@si.edu>; sigcis <members@sigcis.org> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Visit to System Source Computer Museum External Email - Exercise Caution