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'''International Computers and Tabulators''' (generally referred to by the acronym, '''ICT''') was a British computer company, originally formed from the merger of two [[punched-card equipment]] companies, [[British Tabulating Machine]] (BTM) and [[Powers-Samas]], in 1959. It operated from then until 1968, absorbing [[GEC]], [[EMI Electronics]] and [[Ferranti]] in the process, as a wave of mergers consolidated the British computer industry. It merged with [[English Electric Computers]] (EEC) in 1968, to form [[International Computers Limited|ICL]].

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==Further reading==

* Martin Campbell-Kelly, ''ICL: A Business and Technical History'', Clarendon, Oxford, 1989 - ICT is covered in Chapters 9 and 10, pp. 193-225, and in Chapters 11-12, pp. 232-263

==External links==

* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/ Computer Conservation Society - Our Computer Heritage Project]
** [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Company%20histories%20rev%20Jan%202022.pdf British companies delivering digital computers in the period 1950–1965]
** [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Ict/BTM_ICT_ICL_company_rev.pdf BTM, ICT and ICL]

[[Category: Manufacturers]]

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−	'''International Computers and Tabulators''' (generally referred to by the acronym, '''ICT''') was a British computer company, originally formed from the merger of two [[punched-card equipment]] companies, [[British Tabulating Machine Company]] (BTM) and [[Powers-Samas]], in 1959. It operated from then until 1968, absorbing [[~~GEC~~]], [[~~EMI Electronics~~]] and [[~~Ferranti~~]] in the process, as a wave of mergers consolidated the British computer industry. It merged with [[English Electric Computers]] (EEC) in 1968, to form [[International Computers Limited\|ICL]].	+	'''International Computers and Tabulators''' (generally referred to by the acronym, '''ICT''') was a British computer company, originally formed from the merger of two [[punched-card equipment]] companies, [[British Tabulating Machine Company]] (BTM) and [[Powers-Samas]], in 1959. It operated from then until 1968, absorbing [[EMI Electronics]], [[Ferranti]] and parts of [[General Electric Company‎\|GEC]], in the process, as a wave of mergers consolidated the British computer industry. It merged with [[English Electric Computers]] (EEC) in 1968, to form [[International Computers Limited\|ICL]].

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−	'''International Computers and Tabulators''' (generally referred to by the acronym, '''ICT''') was a British computer company, originally formed from the merger of two [[punched-card equipment]] companies, [[British Tabulating Machine]] (BTM) and [[Powers-Samas]], in 1959. It operated from then until 1968, absorbing [[GEC]], [[EMI Electronics]] and [[Ferranti]] in the process, as a wave of mergers consolidated the British computer industry. It merged with [[English Electric Computers]] (EEC) in 1968, to form [[International Computers Limited\|ICL]].	+	'''International Computers and Tabulators''' (generally referred to by the acronym, '''ICT''') was a British computer company, originally formed from the merger of two [[punched-card equipment]] companies, [[British Tabulating Machine Company]] (BTM) and [[Powers-Samas]], in 1959. It operated from then until 1968, absorbing [[GEC]], [[EMI Electronics]] and [[Ferranti]] in the process, as a wave of mergers consolidated the British computer industry. It merged with [[English Electric Computers]] (EEC) in 1968, to form [[International Computers Limited\|ICL]].

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 * [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Ict/BTM_ICT_ICL_company_rev.pdf BTM, ICT and ICL]
 * [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/ICL/An_ICL_Anthology.pdf An ICL Anthology] - contains ICT-related content on pp. 8-69 (of the PDF); serious history on 8-10, 18-20, 24-25
-* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/ICL/Another_ICL_Anthology.pdf Another ICL Anthology] - contains ICT-related content on pp. 4-34; serious history on 4-7, 14-16, 18, 28-31
+* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/ICL/Another_ICL_Anthology.pdf Another ICL Anthology] - contains ICT-related content on pp. 4-34, 52-93; serious history on 4-7, 14-16, 18, 28-31, 52-53, 73-74
 [[Category: British Manufacturers]]

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	* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Ict/BTM_ICT_ICL_company_rev.pdf BTM, ICT and ICL]		* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Ict/BTM_ICT_ICL_company_rev.pdf BTM, ICT and ICL]
		+	* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/ICL/An_ICL_Anthology.pdf An ICL Anthology] - contains ICT-related content on pp. 8-69 (of the PDF); serious history on 8-10, 18-20, 24-25
		+	* [https://www.ancientgeek.org.uk/ICL/Another_ICL_Anthology.pdf Another ICL Anthology] - contains ICT-related content on pp. 4-34; serious history on 4-7, 14-16, 18, 28-31

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 ==External links==
-* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/	Computer Conservation Society - Our Computer Heritage Project]
+* [https://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/Maincomp/Ict/BTM_ICT_ICL_company_rev.pdf BTM, ICT and ICL]
 [[Category: Manufacturers]]