Early Computing in Britain: Ferranti Ltd. and Government Funding, 1948 -- 1958

By Simon Lavington

The Small Seeds of Innovation

Academic/Industrial Collaboration: from Chorlton-on-Medlock to Moston, and Back

Canada Calling: Toronto Gets a Mark I

A Star is Born: Ideas and Upgrades

Into the Market

The AVRO Mark I* Installation at Chadderton

The Mark I* at Armstrong Siddeley, Ansty, Coventry

The Ferranti Mark I* Installation in Amsterdam

The Ferranti Mark I* Installation in Rome

GCHQ Cheltenham's Mark I*

The Mark I* at the Armaments Research Development Establishment, Fort Halstead

The Mark I* at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston

What Came Next?

Appendix A: Baby's Conception: the Back Story

Appendix B: Mark I and Mark I* Software Details

Appendix C: Mark I and Mark I* Hardware Details

Appendix D: Naming Names

Appendix E: Performance, Cost and Delivery Details of Other Computers

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030151050
• ISBN13: 9783030151058
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"