Ferranti Pegasus - Wikipedia
WEBPegasus was an early British vacuum-tube (valve) computer built by Ferranti, Ltd that pioneered design features to improve usability for both engineers and programmers. [1] [2] [3] It was originally named the Ferranti Package Computer as its hardware design followed that of the Elliott 401 with modular plug-in packages. [4]
The Pegasus Computer - Science Museum Blog
WEBMay 13, 2015 · The Ferranti Pegasus computer was developed in the early 1950s by a team of former Elliott Brothers Ltd engineers using a technology pioneered in the Elliott/NRDC 401 computer. The engineering of Pegasus is outstanding.
Ferranti Pegasus computer, 1956. - Science Museum Group
WEBThis Ferranti Pegasus computer, c. 1956, was designed by Christopher Strachey (1916-1975) while working at the National Research and Development Corporation (NRDC). He based his design on his experiments while working with Elliot Bros., where he pioneered the idea of constructing computers from modular packages.
Ferranti Pegasus - IT History Society
WEBPegasus was an early thermionic valve (vacuum tube) computer built by Ferranti, Ltd of Great Britain. The Pegasus 1 was first delivered in 1956 and the Pegasus 2 was delivered in 1959.
The first Ferranti Pegasus goes into service - Computing History
WEBThe first Pegasus, produced by the UK company Ferranti, went into service on 23rd March 1956. Pegasus was an early British computer, noted for its reliability and ease of use. It had pioneering design features that made it easier to use for both engineers and programmers.
Ferranti Pegasus - Computer Conservation Society
WEBThe Pegasus computer was manufactured by Ferranti Ltd from 1955 to about 1962. About 40 systems were sold. It was popular with users because of its consistent and clean architecture.
WEBPegasus was a medium-price, medium-performance general-purpose computer. Great emphasis was placed on reliability and ease-of-use and, in these respects, Pegasus was ahead of its contemporaries. It was the first production computer to employ a general register-set architecture (ref D3 1).
WEBFerranti Pegasus, Perseus and Sirius Computers. Software. All three machines were designed before 1960, when high-level languages had not yet emerged, and programs were prepared in machine code or simple assembler languages and typically debugged by the programmer hands-on to the machine.
WEBThe Library of standard programmes for Pegasus is believed to be superior to that for any other computer, in the quality of the programmes and the ease with which they may be used. 7. Ferranti offer a full service to enable Pegasus owners to use existing programmes. Reasons for its Success . 1 The reliability of the computer. 2
The Ferranti Pegasus Computer – Science Comma
WEBJan 22, 2014 · It may appear an unsightly cross between a Mark I Mini and a set of metallic wardrobes, but within its architecture the Ferranti Pegasus heralds the birth of something which continues to alter the lives of millions – this writer at this moment included – in the 21 st century: desktop computing.