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DASK

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DASK was the first computer in Denmark, commissioned in 1955 and designed and constructed by Regnecentralen, beginning operation in September 1957. Its name is an acronym for Dansk Aritmetisk Sekvens Kalkulator, or Danish Arithmetic Sequence Calculator, chosen to echo the naming pattern of BESK, the Swedish computer whose architecture provided DASK's initial design.

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Year
1957 1
Significance
The DASK was the first computer in Denmark. 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: DASK
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  • Lead paragraph, second sentence naming commissioning and September 1957 operation date
    It was commissioned in 1955, designed and constructed by Regnecentralen, and began operation in September 1957.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence naming it Denmark's first computer
    The DASK was the first computer in Denmark.
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