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Hollerith Electronic Computer

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The Hollerith Electronic Computer, or HEC, was produced by the British Tabulating Machine Company based on a design by Professor Andrew Booth of Birkbeck College, London, and was Britain's first mass-produced business computer. Its prototype first worked at the end of 1951.

Facts
Year
1951 1
Significance
Britain's first mass-produced business computer. 1
Status
Status
Discontinued 1
Connections

In Field

Computer Architecture, Fields
Source Hollerith Electronic Computer, Wikipedia

Invented By

Andrew Booth, Pioneers
Source Hollerith Electronic Computer, Wikipedia
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Developed By

British Tabulating Machine Company

Also in Business Atlas: the developer of this subject.

Sources
1. Hollerith Electronic Computer, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 3
    The prototype first worked at the end of 1951.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 2
    It was Britain's first mass-produced business computer.
  • Lead sentence
    Hollerith Electronic Computer (HEC) was produced by the British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM) and was based on a design by Professor Andrew Booth of Birkbeck College, London.
  • Invented By: Andrew Booth, Infobox, developer field
    Andrew Booth
  • In Group: Early Commercially Sold Computers, Lead
    The Hollerith Electronic Computer (HEC) was produced by the British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM) and was based on a design by Professor Andrew Booth of Birkbeck College, London.
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Wikidata: Hollerith Electronic Computer
Wikidata Q24964906, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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