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Running modern code on a 1960s UNIVAC

Hackaday coverage of what a surviving UNIVAC 1219B can run.

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Earliest dated source: 18 Apr 2026

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Only two UNIVAC 1219B computers survive from the 1960s, and one still works. Nathan Farlow wanted to run a Minecraft server on it, and after a lot of work he did. Hackaday covers the project, which is detailed in his blog post and a YouTube video.

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  • Hackaday: What Can You Run on a 1960s Univac? Anything You're Willing To Wait For!News articlehackaday.com
    Published 18 Apr 2026

    Hackaday's write-up with the video.

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