Manchester computers
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manchester-computers-178-11187210
title:
Manchester computers
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The Manchester computers were an innovative series of stored-program electronic computers developed during the 30-year period between 1947 and 1977 by a small team at the University of Manchester, under the leadership of Tom Kilburn. They included the world's first stored-program computer, the world's first transistorised computer, and what was the world's fastest computer at the time of its inauguration in 1962. The project began with two aims: to prove the practicality of the Williams tube, an
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Series of stored-program electronic computers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_computers
date created:
2009-02-21T03:11:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T17:22:35Z
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