Ferranti Mark I computer
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The Ferranti Mark I computer was one of the world’s first commercially available general-purpose electronic computers, developed in the early 1950s from the Manchester Mark I design.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ferranti Mark 1 | 3 |
| Ferranti Mercury | 3 |
| Manchester Mark I | 2 |
| Ferranti Mark 1 Star | 1 |
| Ferranti Mark I computer canonical | 1 |
| Ferranti Mark I* | 1 |
| Manchester Electronic Computer Mark I | 1 |
| Manchester Mark 1 computer | 1 |
| Manchester Mark 1 design as Ferranti Mark 1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T853553 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ferranti Mark I computer Context triple: [Mary Lee Woods, workedOn, Ferranti Mark I computer]
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EDVAC
EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
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B.
ENIAC project
The ENIAC project was an early U.S. military-funded effort during World War II to develop one of the first general-purpose electronic digital computers, laying foundational concepts for modern computing.
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C.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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D.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ferranti Mark I computer Target entity description: The Ferranti Mark I computer was one of the world’s first commercially available general-purpose electronic computers, developed in the early 1950s from the Manchester Mark I design.
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A.
EDVAC
EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
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B.
ENIAC project
The ENIAC project was an early U.S. military-funded effort during World War II to develop one of the first general-purpose electronic digital computers, laying foundational concepts for modern computing.
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C.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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D.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial computer
ⓘ
early British computer ⓘ general-purpose electronic computer ⓘ stored-program computer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ferranti Mark I computer
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Electronic Computer Mark I
|
| architecture | serial binary ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ferranti Mark I computer
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Mark I
|
| category | first-generation computer ⓘ |
| clockFrequency | about 1 MHz ⓘ |
| commercialAvailability | one of the world’s first commercially available general-purpose electronic computers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developer | Ferranti ⓘ |
| drumStorageCapacity | several thousand 40-bit words on magnetic drum ⓘ |
| era | early 1950s ⓘ |
| firstInstallationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstInstallationSite | University of Manchester ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among the earliest stored-program computers sold commercially ⓘ |
| influenced | later Ferranti computers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Manchester Baby ⓘ |
| inputDevice | paper tape reader ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| locationOfDevelopment |
Manchester
ⓘ
University of Manchester ⓘ |
| notableApplication |
early computer music experiments
ⓘ
mathematical research ⓘ scientific computation ⓘ |
| notablePersonAssociated |
Alan Turing
ⓘ
Frederic C. Williams ⓘ Tom Kilburn ⓘ |
| notableSoftware | early compiler-like systems ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | a small number of machines ⓘ |
| operatingPrinciple | stored-program binary computation ⓘ |
| outputDevice |
paper tape punch
ⓘ
teleprinter ⓘ |
| powerSource | vacuum tubes ⓘ |
| primaryMemoryType | Williams tube ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageSupport | machine code ⓘ |
| secondaryMemoryType | magnetic drum ⓘ |
| storageCapacity | tens of 40-bit words on Williams tubes ⓘ |
| successor |
Ferranti Mark I computer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ferranti Mark I*
Ferranti Mark I computer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ferranti Mercury
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| technology | thermionic valves ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial calculations
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university research ⓘ |
| wordLength |
40-bit word
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plus 8-bit instruction ⓘ |
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Referenced by (14)
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