List of British computers

Computers designed or built in Britain include:

Mechanical computers

Early British computers

Minicomputer system prices in Britain in 1974[4]
Company Product (with 4K bytes unless indicated) Cost for basic processor
Arcturus Electronics A18-D £3,350
Computer Technology Ltd Modular One (8K words) £8,150
Data General Nova 820J £3,725
Digico Micro 16V £1,700
Digital Equipment PDP-8/E £2,370
Digital Equipment PDP-11/20 £5,300
Ferranti Argus 700E (8K words) £3,450
Ferranti Argus 500E £8,700
GEC Computers 2050 (16K bytes) £3,530
GEC Computers 4080 (64K bytes) £21,000
Intertechnique Multi 8/M301 £2,200
Philips Electrologica P855 £1,590

ICL mainframe computers


References

  1. ^ a b "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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