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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. | ||
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| + | 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 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 (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 (Lyons exited in 1964). | ||
Revision as of 03:50, 23 February 2024
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 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 (Lyons exited in 1964).
In 1967, English Electric absorbed Elliott-Automation, and in 1968, as the final step in the wave of mergers which consolidated the British computer industry, it merged with International Computers and Tabulators (ICT) to form ICL.
Further reading
- 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
