Contraves Cora


The Cora was a digital fire-control system designed by Peter Toth and produced by the Swiss company Contraves.

Development

Peter Toth started the design in 1957, and the system was fielded for anti-aircraft fire direction with the Swiss Army in the 60s.
One copy of the system was used at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne for cartography, and was put on display during Expo 64. The unit was rediscovered in storage in 2011, and is now on display at the Musée Bolo, in the Computer Science department of the EPFL.
The Musée Bolo met with Peter Toth and released several videos around his work on the Cora.