jan 1, 1949 - Manchester Mark 1 completed
Description:
Built by a team led by engineers Frederick Williams and Tom Kilburn, the Mark I serves as the prototype for Ferranti’s first computer – the Ferranti Mark 1. The Manchester Mark I used more than 1,300 vacuum tubes and occupied an area the size of a medium room. Its “Williams-Kilburn tube” memory system was later adopted by several other early computer systems around the world.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1949
Now
~ 76 years ago