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English Electric DEUCE

Commercial Computer

The DEUCE was one of the earliest British commercially available computers, built by English Electric from 1955 as the production version of the Pilot ACE, itself a cut-down version of Alan Turing's ACE design.

Facts
Year
1955 1
Significance
Its success rested on a program library of over 1000 programs and subroutines. 1
Status
Status
Discontinued 1
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In Field

Computer Architecture, Fields
Source English Electric DEUCE, Wikipedia
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Developed By

English Electric

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Sources
1. English Electric DEUCE, Wikipedia
  • Lead, sentence 1
    The DEUCE (Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine) was one of the earliest British commercially available computers, built by English Electric from 1955.
  • Lead, success paragraph
    The success of DEUCE was due to its program library of over 1000 programs and subroutines.
  • Infobox: discontinued
    1964
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead section
    The DEUCE (Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine) was one of the earliest British commercially available computers, built by English Electric from 1955. It was the production version of the Pilot ACE, itself a cut-down version of Alan Turing's ACE.
  • In Group: Early Commercially Sold Computers, Lead
    The DEUCE (Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine) was one of the earliest British commercially available computers, built by English Electric from 1955.
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