Bell Labs Model V, circa 1947

Bell Labs Model V, circa 1947

Bell relay computer Model V, circa 1947. Bell Laboratories built- and patented- a series of sophisticated relay-based computers between 1940 and 1947. Here is the room-sized installation of a fully programmable Model V. Bell's patent interferences bottled up the ENIAC patent for years.

Bell Telephone Laboratories

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