PERM (German: Programmierbare (Programmgesteuerte) Elektronische Rechenanlage München, lit.'Munich Programmable (Program Controlled) Electronic Computing System')[1] is a stored-program-controlled electronic computer, built in Munich under the auspices of Hans Piloty and Robert Sauer 1952–1956.[2] Some jokingly called it Pilotys erstes RechenMonster ('Piloty's first calculating monster'). It weighed several tons.[3]

The machine is now displayed in the informatics (computer science) exhibition of the Deutsches Museum München.

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  1. ^ "PERM - Programmgesteuerte Elektronische Rechenanlage Munchen (German: Munich Program Controlled Electronic Computing System; Munich, Germany)". AcronymFinder.
  2. ^ "COMPUTERS, OVERSEAS: 1. PERM (Technische Hochschule München)" (PDF). Digital Computer Newsletter. 8 (2): 11. Apr 1956. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "The computing giant". www.150.tum.de.
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