Computers Manufactured in 1986^H^H56

From: James B. DiGriz <jbdigriz_at_dragonsweb.org>
Date: Thu Apr 4 12:40:34 2002

Stan Barr wrote:
> Hi,
>
> "James L. Rice" <jrice_at_texoma.net> said;
>
>
>>Just out of curiosity, what was available in 1954? I probably coulfdn't
>>afford the power and a/c for all of the vacuum tubes.
>
>
> The Ferranti Mercury for one.
>
> Ferranti were experimenting with germanium transistors in computer
> circuits around that time - or possible a year or two later.
> Research that led to the Atlas, the fastest computer of its era...

One year later, 1955, you have the TRIDAC, an analog aeronatical
simulator that is claimed to be the first computer to use transistors.

Did Ferranti have anything to do with that project? There's only sketchy
information on the web about it that I could find with google.

jbdigriz
Received on Thu Apr 04 2002 - 12:40:34 BST