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Ferranti , "The Manchester Universal Electronic Computer [advertising brochure]", Hollenwood, Lancashire, England, Ferranti, Ltd, August 1952, DC.1. Google
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http://www.cs.usfca.edu/www.AlanTuring.net/turing_archive/archive/m/m03/M03-001.html, pages 1-6
2 ;;Quote: computers can perform arithmetic operations exceedingly rapidly, remember a great many numbers, and make decisions on intermediate results
3 ;;Quote: computers have applications in matrix operations, differential equations, logical problems including chess and draughts, commercial and industrial subjects, fault diagnosis, programming, and pure mathematics
5 ;;Quote: description of the Manchester computer; 10,000 bits of memory, 650,000 bits of disk, paper tape, 16 feet long, 4,000 valves
6 ;;Quote: the computer was first suggested by Charles Babbage
6 ;;Quote: the Ferranti computer was the first built by an engineering firm, the first commercially available; two new memories
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