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part of [[GEC]]
part of [[GEC]]
1968 Company created to handle the 4 computer designs that were not part of the portfolio transferred to [[ICL]] on ite formation<ref>The Times  Mar. 22, 1983</ref>


1973 Made use of the GEC 2050 processor in control terminals for data processing<ref>The Times  Apr. 6, 1973</ref>
1973 Made use of the GEC 2050 processor in control terminals for data processing<ref>The Times  Apr. 6, 1973</ref>

Revision as of 16:41, 25 September 2020

GEC Computers Ltd., of Borehamwood, Herts.

part of GEC

1968 Company created to handle the 4 computer designs that were not part of the portfolio transferred to ICL on ite formation[1]

1973 Made use of the GEC 2050 processor in control terminals for data processing[2]

1981 Offered the GEC 4000 series processor which were used in Prestel[3]

1986 Offered Series 41 computers for use in packet-switching networks[4]

1987 Supplied 2 computers to a steel mill in Ohio for control of the rolling process[5]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Mar. 22, 1983
  2. The Times Apr. 6, 1973
  3. The Times Feb. 24, 1981
  4. The Times Apr. 18, 1986
  5. The Times Aug. 6, 1987