Difference between revisions of "GEC Computers"
From Computer History Wiki
m (→External links: +The Roots of GEC) |
m (link General Electric Company) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''GEC Computers''' was a British computer company, working in the [[real-time]] area. It was created in 1969 by the mergers of the real-time work of [[English Electric Computers]], GEC, AEI, Marconi and [[Elliott-Automation]], to form Marconi Elliott Computer Systems Limited, re-named GEC Computers in 1971. They were a subsidiary of General Electric Company of | + | '''GEC Computers''' was a British computer company, working in the [[real-time]] area. It was created in 1969 by the mergers of the real-time work of [[English Electric Computers]], [[General Electric Company|GEC]], [[Associated Electrical Industries|AEI]], Marconi and [[Elliott-Automation]], to form Marconi Elliott Computer Systems Limited, re-named GEC Computers in 1971. They were a subsidiary of the [[General Electric Company]] of the UK. |
Their products included the [[GEC 4000 Series]] (including the GEC 4080). In the 1980s the company brought out its Series 63 machines, intended to compete with the [[VAX]]; the British Government bought about ten of as part of its [[Alvey Project]], about half of all of those made. | Their products included the [[GEC 4000 Series]] (including the GEC 4080). In the 1980s the company brought out its Series 63 machines, intended to compete with the [[VAX]]; the British Government bought about ten of as part of its [[Alvey Project]], about half of all of those made. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:00, 18 March 2025
GEC Computers was a British computer company, working in the real-time area. It was created in 1969 by the mergers of the real-time work of English Electric Computers, GEC, AEI, Marconi and Elliott-Automation, to form Marconi Elliott Computer Systems Limited, re-named GEC Computers in 1971. They were a subsidiary of the General Electric Company of the UK.
Their products included the GEC 4000 Series (including the GEC 4080). In the 1980s the company brought out its Series 63 machines, intended to compete with the VAX; the British Government bought about ten of as part of its Alvey Project, about half of all of those made.
Further reading
- Simon H. Lavington, Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947–67, Springer, New York, 2011, pp. 451-455
External links
- GEC History - covers the entire history, but has some focus on the post-WWII period
- The Roots of GEC 1670-1999
- GEC Systems
- GEC Computers
