The Harvard Mark III, also known as ADEC, was an early computer that was partially electronic and partially electromechanical, built at Harvard University under the supervision of Howard Aiken in 1949 for use at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
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SignificanceThe Mark III's separation of data and instructions is now sometimes referred to as the Harvard architecture, although that term was not coined until the 1970s. 1 Connections
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Wikimedia FoundationTechnical overview section, closing sentence on becoming operational in 1951
It became operational in 1951, and was being operated 24 hours a day, 6 days a week by October.
Technical overview section, sentence naming the Harvard architecture term's origin
This separation of data and instructions is now sometimes referred to as the Harvard architecture although that term was not coined until the 1970s (in the context of microcontrollers).
- Lead sentence, past tense: was an early computer
- In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead paragraph
Invented By: Howard Aiken, Lead
It was built at Harvard University under the supervision of Howard Aiken for use at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
In Group: Harvard Mark Computers, Lead
The Harvard Mark III, also known as ADEC (for Aiken Dahlgren Electronic Calculator), was an early computer that was partially electronic and partially electromechanical.
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