English Electric Computers - Revision history

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			==See also==

			* [[Early British computer manufacturers]]

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	'''English Electric Computers''' was a British computer company, a subsidiary of English Electric, a large British industrial conglomerate producing airplanes, locomotives, etc.		'''English Electric Computers''' was a British computer company, a subsidiary of [[English Electric]], a large British industrial conglomerate producing airplanes, locomotives, etc.

	In 1949, a group of English Electric personnel helped with the work on the [[Pilot ACE]]; this led to English Electric being able to produce a commercial version of the Pilot ACE, called [[DEUCE]], in 1955; 33 were built.		In 1949, a group of English Electric personnel helped with the work on the [[Pilot ACE]]; this led to English Electric being able to produce a commercial version of the Pilot ACE, called [[DEUCE]], in 1955; 33 were built.
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	* Martin Campbell-Kelly, ''ICL: A Business and Technical History'', Clarendon, Oxford, 1989 - EEC coverage is scattered throughout; consult the index - the merger with ICT is covered in Chapter 12, pp. 255-264		* Martin Campbell-Kelly, ''ICL: A Business and Technical History'', Clarendon, Oxford, 1989 - EEC coverage is scattered throughout; consult the index - the merger with ICT is covered in Chapter 12, pp. 255-264
	* Robert Jones, Oliver Mariott, ''Anatomy of a Merger: A History of G.E.C., A.E.I. and English Electric'', Jonathan Cape, London, 1970 - mostly about the business aspects of the merger; little detail about the products (which are mostly not computer-related, anyway)

	==External links==		==External links==

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	* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/eel_gal1.htm English Electric Photo Gallery Page]		* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/eel_gal1.htm English Electric Photo Gallery Page]
	* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/EE/ English Electric] - manuals and captioned images for several English Electric computers		* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/EE/ English Electric] - manuals and captioned images for several English Electric computers
			* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/ICL/An_ICL_Anthology.pdf An ICL Anthology] - contains EE-related content on pp. 83-93 (of the PDF)
			* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/ICL/Another_ICL_Anthology.pdf Another ICL Anthology] - contains EE-related content on pp. 46-51

	[[Category: Computer Manufacturers]]		[[Category: British Computer Manufacturers]]

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	==External links==		==External links==

			* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/englishElectric/ English Electric] - manuals for several machines at [[Bitsavers]]
	* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/eec_co.pdf English Electric History]		* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/eec_co.pdf English Electric History]
	* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/elec_15.htm English Electric Co. Ltd. Mainframes]		* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/elec_15.htm English Electric Co. Ltd. Mainframes]

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	* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/EE/ English Electric] - manuals and captioned images for several English Electric computers		* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/EE/ English Electric] - manuals and captioned images for several English Electric computers

	[[Category: Manufacturers]]		[[Category: Computer Manufacturers]]

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	In 1963, Lyons, the parent of [[Leo Computers]] (makers of the ground-breaking [[LEO]]) decided that Leo, although successful, was ancillary to their main business focus, so they decided to merge Leo Computers with English Electric's computer business, forming English Electric Leo Computers (from which Lyons exited in 1964).		In 1963, Lyons, the parent of [[Leo Computers]] (makers of the ground-breaking [[LEO]]) decided that Leo, although successful, was ancillary to their main business focus, so they decided to merge Leo Computers with English Electric's computer business, forming English Electric Leo Computers (from which Lyons exited in 1964).

	In 1964 Marconi’s computer business was added, thereby forming English Electric Leo Marconi (EELM); in 1967, English Electric absorbed [[Elliott-~~Automation~~]].		In 1964 Marconi’s computer business was added, thereby forming English Electric Leo Marconi (EELM); in 1967, English Electric absorbed the business computers section of [[Elliott Brothers]]. In 1968, as the final step in the wave of mergers which consolidated the British computer industry, its commercial data-processing work was merged with [[International Computers and Tabulators]] (ICT) to form [[International Computers Limited\|ICL]].

	In 1968, as the final step in the wave of mergers which consolidated the British computer industry, its commercial data-processing work was merged with [[International Computers and Tabulators]] (ICT) to form [[International Computers Limited\|ICL]]. Its [[real-time]] work was merged in 1969 with that of GEC, Marconi, and [[Elliott Brothers]], to form Marconi Elliott Computer Systems Limited, re-named [[GEC Computers]] in 1971.		Its [[real-time]] work was merged in 1969 with that of GEC, Marconi, and that of Elliott Brothers (sometimes known as 'Elliott-Automation'), to form Marconi Elliott Computer Systems Limited, re-named [[GEC Computers]] in 1971.

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	In 1964 Marconi’s computer business was added, thereby forming English Electric Leo Marconi (EELM); in 1967, English Electric absorbed [[Elliott-Automation]].		In 1964 Marconi’s computer business was added, thereby forming English Electric Leo Marconi (EELM); in 1967, English Electric absorbed [[Elliott-Automation]].

	In 1968, as the final step in the wave of mergers which consolidated the British computer industry, its commercial data-processing work was merged with [[International Computers and Tabulators]] (ICT) to form [[International Computers Limited\|ICL]]. Its [[real-time]] work was merged in 1969 with that of GEC, Marconi, [[Elliott ~~Automation~~]], to form Marconi Elliott Computer Systems Limited, re-named [[GEC Computers]] in 1971.		In 1968, as the final step in the wave of mergers which consolidated the British computer industry, its commercial data-processing work was merged with [[International Computers and Tabulators]] (ICT) to form [[International Computers Limited\|ICL]]. Its [[real-time]] work was merged in 1969 with that of GEC, Marconi, and [[Elliott Brothers]], to form Marconi Elliott Computer Systems Limited, re-named [[GEC Computers]] in 1971.

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	* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/elec_15.htm English Electric Co. Ltd. Mainframes]		* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/elec_15.htm English Electric Co. Ltd. Mainframes]
	* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/eel_gal1.htm English Electric Photo Gallery Page]		* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Eel/eel_gal1.htm English Electric Photo Gallery Page]
			* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/EE/ English Electric] - manuals and captioned images for several English Electric computers

	[[Category: Manufacturers]]		[[Category: Manufacturers]]

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	* Martin Campbell-Kelly, ''ICL: A Business and Technical History'', Clarendon, Oxford, 1989 - EEC coverage is scattered throughout; consult the index - the merger with ICT is covered in Chapter 12, pp. 255-264		* Martin Campbell-Kelly, ''ICL: A Business and Technical History'', Clarendon, Oxford, 1989 - EEC coverage is scattered throughout; consult the index - the merger with ICT is covered in Chapter 12, pp. 255-264
	* Robert Jones, Oliver Mariott, ''Anatomy of a Merger: A History of G.E.C., A.E.I. and English Electric'', Jonathan Cape, London, 1970 - mostly about the business aspects of the merger; little detail about the products		* Robert Jones, Oliver Mariott, ''Anatomy of a Merger: A History of G.E.C., A.E.I. and English Electric'', Jonathan Cape, London, 1970 - mostly about the business aspects of the merger; little detail about the products (which are mostly not computer-related, anyway)

	==External links==		==External links==

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	* Martin Campbell-Kelly, ''ICL: A Business and Technical History'', Clarendon, Oxford, 1989 - EEC coverage is scattered throughout; consult the index - the merger with ICT is covered in Chapter 12, pp. 255-264		* Martin Campbell-Kelly, ''ICL: A Business and Technical History'', Clarendon, Oxford, 1989 - EEC coverage is scattered throughout; consult the index - the merger with ICT is covered in Chapter 12, pp. 255-264
			* Robert Jones, Oliver Mariott, ''Anatomy of a Merger: A History of G.E.C., A.E.I. and English Electric'', Jonathan Cape, London, 1970 - mostly about the business aspects of the merger; little detail about the products

	==External links==		==External links==