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Ferranti Perseus

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Perseus was a vacuum-tube computer built by Ferranti Ltd of Great Britain, developed from the Ferranti Pegasus for large-scale data processing and, alongside the later Orion and Sirius systems, was Ferranti's first production machine marketed toward commercial users. It used an automatic checking method, and two units were sold, both to overseas insurance companies, in 1959.

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1959 1
Significance
Perseus was Ferranti's first production machine marketed toward commercial users, part of a family of systems that included Orion and Sirius. 1
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1. Ferranti Perseus - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Two were sold, both to overseas insurance companies in 1959.
  • Lead section [significance]
    Perseus, which was one of Ferranti's computer systems that included Orion and Sirius, was the company's first production machine marketed towards commercial users.
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead
    Perseus was a vacuum tube (valve) computer built by Ferranti Ltd of Great Britain.
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