Pegasus was an early British vacuum-tube computer built by Ferranti Ltd that pioneered design features meant to improve usability for both engineers and programmers, originally named the Ferranti Package Computer after its hardware design, which followed the Elliott 401's use of modular plug-in packages. Much of its development was the work of W. S. Elliott on hardware, Christopher Strachey on software, and Bernard Swann, with funding from the National Research Development Corporation; it became Ferranti's most popular valve computer, with 38 units sold between the first delivery in 1956 and the last in 1959.
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SignificancePegasus was an early British vacuum-tube computer built by Ferranti that pioneered design features to improve usability for both engineers and programmers. 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ferranti Pegasus
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The first Pegasus was delivered in 1956 and the last was delivered in 1959.
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Pegasus was an early British vacuum-tube (valve) computer built by Ferranti Ltd that pioneered design features to improve usability for both engineers and programmers.
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