SEAC was a first-generation electronic computer, built in 1950 by the United States National Bureau of Standards and initially called the National Bureau of Standards Interim Computer because it was a small-scale machine designed to be built quickly while the Bureau waited for more powerful computers to be completed. Led by Samuel N. Alexander and Ralph J. Slutz, the team demonstrated SEAC in April 1950 and dedicated it in June 1950, and it is claimed to be the first fully operational stored-program electronic computer in the United States.
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SignificanceDemonstrated in April 1950 and dedicated in June 1950, SEAC is credited as the first fully operational stored-program electronic computer built in the United States. 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: SEAC (computer)
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SEAC (Standards Eastern Automatic Computer or Standards Electronic Automatic Computer) was a first-generation electronic computer, built in 1950 by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and was initially called the National Bureau of Standards Interim Computer, because it was a small-scale computer designed to be built quickly and put into operation while the NBS waited for more powerful computers to be completed (the DYSEAC).
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it is claimed to be the first fully operational stored-program electronic computer in the US.
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- Wikidata Q1975789, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- In Group: IAS Machine-Derived Computers, Attested IAS-machine derivative (SEAC); named in Wikipedia's IAS machine article's IAS machine derivatives section.
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