Dinosaur's Pen

simonsaaays:

IBM Sage Control room

Keeping watch over the eastern coast, from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia.

simonsaaays:

The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) was an automated control system for tracking and intercepting enemy bomber aircraft used by NORAD from the late 1950s into the 1980s. In later versions, the system could automatically direct aircraft to an interception by sending instructions directly to the aircraft’s autopilot.

I’m obliged to reblog all SAGE-related posts, it’s one of my favorite technological feats ever.