Pilot ACE
One of the first computers built in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pilot ACE (Automatic Computing Engine) was one of the first computers built in the United Kingdom.[3] Built at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the early 1950s, it was also one of the earliest general-purpose, stored-program computers – joining other UK designs like the Manchester Mark 1 and EDSAC of the same era. It was a preliminary version of the full ACE, which was designed by Alan Turing, who left NPL before the construction was completed.
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Developer | National Physical Laboratory (NPL) |
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Release date | 1950; 74 years ago (1950) |
CPU | approximately 800 vacuum tubes @ 1 megahertz |
Memory | 128 32-bit words; later expanded to 352 words (Mercury delay lines) |
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