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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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Latest revision as of 10:55, 13 February 2025
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 ICL.
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
- BTM, ICT and ICL
- An ICL Anthology - contains ICT-related content on pp. 8-69 (of the PDF); serious history on 8-10, 18-20, 24-25
- 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
