IEEEE milestone: University of Manchester "Baby" Computer and its Derivatives, 1948-1951
At this site on 21 June 1948 the "Baby" became the first computer to execute a program stored in addressable read-write electronic memory. "Baby' validated Williams-Kilburn Tube random-access memories, later widely used, and led to the 1949 Manchester Mark I which pioneered index registers. In February 1951, Ferranti Ltd's commercial derivative became the first electronic computer marketed as a standard product delivered to a customer.
June 2022
IEEEE milestone: University of Manchester "Baby" Computer and its Derivatives, 1948-1951
At this site on 21 June 1948 the "Baby" became the first computer to execute a program stored in addressable read-write electronic memory. "Baby' validated Williams-Kilburn Tube random-access memories, later widely used, and led to the 1949 Manchester Mark I which pioneered index registers. In February 1951, Ferranti Ltd's commercial derivative became the first electronic computer marketed as a standard product delivered to a customer.
June 2022