List of British computers

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The difference engine built by London's Science Museum's from Charles Babbage's design

Computers designed or built in Britain include:

Mechanical computers

Early British computers

Minicomputer system prices in Britain in 1974 [4]
CompanyProduct (with 4K bytes unless indicated)Cost for basic processor
Arcturus ElectronicsA18-D£3,350
Computer Technology LtdModular One (8K words)£8,150
Data GeneralNova 820J£3,725
DigicoMicro 16V£1,700
Digital EquipmentPDP-8/E£2,370
Digital EquipmentPDP-11/20£5,300
FerrantiArgus 700E (8K words)£3,450
FerrantiArgus 500E£8,700
GEC Computers2050 (16K bytes)£3,530
GEC Computers4080 (64K bytes)£21,000
IntertechniqueMulti 8/M301£2,200
PhilipsElectrologica P855£1,590

ICL mainframe computers

References

  1. 1 2 "Bywood advert: Bywood Scrumpi 2 + 3 = ?".
  2. ↑ "Transam Triton - Computer - Computing History".
  3. ↑ "Transam Tuscan S100 - Computer - Computing History".
  4. ↑ Hamilton, Ross (June 1997). Continuous Path: The Evolution of ProcesControl Technologies in Post-War Britain (PDF). Department of Computer Science (Thesis). University of Warwick. p. 125. Retrieved 6 April 2019. Source: Computer Weekly, 24 January 1974, p. 11.
  5. ↑ Simon Lavington (1980). Early British Computers, pp. 23-30
  6. ↑ Lavington, pp. 8-12
  7. ↑ Lavington, pp. 31-35
  8. ↑ Lavington, pp. 57-61
  9. ↑ Lavington, pp. 68-77
  10. ↑ Lavington, pp. 36-43
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