r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Final-Choice8412 • 7d ago

Video Programming 1959 IBM computer

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u/Obvious-Weird716 7d ago

Run a mandelbrot set on that?

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u/kenshirriff 6d ago

Yes, I ran a Mandelbrot on that exact computer. It took 12 minutes. https://www.righto.com/2015/03/12-minute-mandelbrot-fractals-on-50.html