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 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Harvard Mark III
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).
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