Assertion: colossus | /r/CapableOf | use thyratron
Facets:
value: to perform digital calculations
type: PURPOSE
value: to read a paper tape
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: It used vacuum tubes, thyratrons and photomultipliers.
text: Colossus used state-of-the-art vacuum tubes (thermionic valves), thyratrons and photomultipliers to optically read a paper tape and then applied a programmable logical function to every character, counting how often this function returned "true".
text: Colossus used thermionic valves (vacuum tubes and thyratrons) to perform Boolean operations and digital calculations, and some details of its operations could be changed via switches and patch-panel wiring.
text: The Colossus was built using thermionic valves, thyratrons, relays and stepping switches.
text: The Colossus was built using thermionic valves, thyratrons, relays and stepping switches.
text: The Colossus was built using thermionic valves, thyratrons, relays and stepping switches.
text: The Colossus was built using thermionic valves, thyratrons, relays and stepping switches.
text: The Colossus was built using thermionic valves, thyratrons, relays and stepping switches.
text: The Colossus was built using thermionic valves, thyratrons, relays and stepping switches.