Manchester Baby

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Manchester Baby was an early experimental stored-program computer built at the University of Manchester in 1948, widely regarded as the first machine to successfully run a stored program electronically.

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instanceOf experimental computer
prototype computer
stored-program computer
abbreviation SSEM
alsoKnownAs Small-Scale Experimental Machine
architecture binary
serial
clockSpeedHertz 1000
completionDate 1948-06-21
controlType stored-program control
depthMeters 1.0
designedBy Frederic C. Williams
Geoff Tootill
Tom Kilburn
developedAt University of Manchester
developedIn Manchester
developedInCountry United Kingdom
dismantledInYear 1949
field computer science history
firstProgramTask finding the highest proper factor of a number
firstSuccessfulRunDate 1948-06-21
hasReplicaAt Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
The National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park
heightMeters 2.0
influenced Ferranti Mark 1
Manchester Mark I
linked to: Manchester Mark 1
instructionSetSize 7
isConsidered first electronic stored-program computer to run a program
memoryOrganization single Williams tube for both data and instructions
numberOfWords 32
operatedBy Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Manchester
operatingPrinciple stored program held in electronic memory
outputMethod cathode-ray tube display
powerConsumptionWatts 3500
primaryMemoryCapacityBits 1024
programInputMethod manual switch entry
purpose test Williams–Kilburn tube memory
significance milestone in development of modern computers
status dismantled
usedMemoryType Williams–Kilburn tube
usedTechnology Williams tube
vacuum tubes
weightKilograms 1000
widthMeters 5.0
wordLengthBits 32
yearCompleted 1948

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Ferranti Mark I influencedBy Manchester Baby
subject linked to: Ferranti Mark I computer
Williams tube usedIn Manchester Baby
Frederic C. Williams contributedTo Manchester Baby
Tom Kilburn notableWork Manchester Baby