BESK was Sweden's first electronic computer, using vacuum tubes rather than relays, and was developed by Matematikmaskinnamnden, the Swedish Board for Computing Machinery. For a short time after its completion in 1953 it was the fastest computer in the world, and it remained in use until 1966.
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SignificanceBESK was, for a short time after its 1953 completion, the fastest computer in the world, and directly influenced later Nordic computers including FACIT EDB, SMIL, SARA, and DASK. 2 Sources
1. Wikidata: BESK
- Wikidata Q4384176, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q4384176 P571 (inception)
- In Group: IAS Machine-Derived Computers, Attested IAS-machine derivative (BESK); named in Wikipedia's IAS machine article's IAS machine derivatives section.
View the Source2. Wikipedia: BESK
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, sentence on the 1953 completion date
The computer was completed in 1953 and was in use until 1966.
Lead paragraph, clause on its brief record as fastest computer in the world
for a short time it was the fastest computer in the world.
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