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Ferranti Pegasus

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Pegasus was an early British vacuum-tube computer built by Ferranti Ltd that pioneered design features meant to improve usability for both engineers and programmers, originally named the Ferranti Package Computer after its hardware design, which followed the Elliott 401's use of modular plug-in packages. Much of its development was the work of W. S. Elliott on hardware, Christopher Strachey on software, and Bernard Swann, with funding from the National Research Development Corporation; it became Ferranti's most popular valve computer, with 38 units sold between the first delivery in 1956 and the last in 1959.

Facts
Year
1956 1
Significance
Pegasus was an early British vacuum-tube computer built by Ferranti that pioneered design features to improve usability for both engineers and programmers. 1
Status
Status
Discontinued 1
FAQs

When was the Ferranti Pegasus delivered to customers?

Deliveries ran from 1956 to 1959.

The first Pegasus was delivered in 1956 and the last was delivered in 1959.
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In Field

Computer Architecture, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Ferranti Pegasus

Invented By

Christopher Strachey, Pioneers
Source Wikipedia: Ferranti Pegasus
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Developed By

Ferranti

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1. Wikipedia: Ferranti Pegasus
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph, delivery-dates sentence
    The first Pegasus was delivered in 1956 and the last was delivered in 1959.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence on pioneering usability design features
    Pegasus was an early British vacuum-tube (valve) computer built by Ferranti Ltd that pioneered design features to improve usability for both engineers and programmers.
  • Lead sentence
    Pegasus was an early British vacuum-tube (valve) computer built by Ferranti Ltd that pioneered design features to improve usability for both engineers and programmers.
  • Invented By: Christopher Strachey, Lead section
    Much of the development was the product of three men: W. S. (Bill) Elliott (hardware), Christopher Strachey (software) and Bernard Swann (marketing and customer support).
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Wikidata: Ferranti Pegasus
  • Wikidata Q5445243, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Ferranti Computers, Wikidata instance-of one-of-a-kind computer
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