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Bendix G-15

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The Bendix G-15 is a computer introduced in 1956 by the Bendix Corporation's Computer Division in Los Angeles, California, measuring about five feet by three feet by three feet and weighing roughly 966 pounds. It used a drum memory of 2,160 29-bit words plus 20 words reserved for special purposes and rapid-access storage, and was aimed at scientific and industrial markets: the base system cost 49,500 dollars, a working model around 60,000 dollars, or it could be rented for 1,485 dollars a month. The series was gradually discontinued after Control Data Corporation took over the Bendix computer division in 1963.

Facts
Year
1956 1
Significance
Bendix engineer David C. Evans worked on the G-15 project before founding Evans and Sutherland with Ivan Sutherland, a foundational company in computer graphics. 1
Status
Status
Discontinued 1
FAQs

Who designed the Bendix G-15?

Harry Huskey sketched the design and Bendix engineers detailed it.

The Bendix G-15 came from a design by the computer pioneer Harry Huskey, which Bendix acquired. Huskey borrowed ideas from Alan Turing in sketching plans for the machine, and Bendix engineers prepared the detailed vacuum-tube design.
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In Field

Computer Architecture, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Bendix G-15

Invented By

Harry Huskey, Pioneers
Source Wikidata: Bendix G-15
Additional Source Wikipedia: Bendix G-15Infobox: developer
In the Other Atlases

Developed By

Bendix Corporation

Also in Business Atlas: the developer of this subject.

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1. Wikipedia: Bendix G-15
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  • Lead paragraph, first sentence naming the 1956 introduction
    The Bendix G-15 is a computer introduced in 1956 by the Bendix Corporation, Computer Division, Los Angeles, California.
  • Paragraph on the chief designer, sentence on David C. Evans and Evans and Sutherland
    David C. Evans was one of the Bendix engineers on the G-15 project. He would later become famous for his work in computer graphics and for starting up Evans & Sutherland with Ivan Sutherland.
  • Lead section
    The series was gradually discontinued when Control Data Corporation took over the Bendix computer division in 1963.
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead sentence
    Bendix G-15 is a computer introduced in 1956 by the Bendix Corporation, Computer Division, Los Angeles, California.
  • Invented By: Harry Huskey, Infobox: developer
    Harry Huskey
  • In Group: Early Commercially Sold Computers, Lead
    The Bendix G-15 is a computer introduced in 1956 by the Bendix Corporation, Computer Division, Los Angeles, California.
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Wikidata: Bendix G-15
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