The Pegasus Story

A history of a vintage British Computer

Simon Lavington (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2024 | 2nd edition
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (Verlag)
9781906124786 (ISBN)

Infos

The innovative, British-designed Pegasus computer appeared in 1956 and enjoyed a successful career in various incarnations. This book discusses its origins from wartime know-how to the involvement of Ferranti Ltd. It is a wonderful record of one of the most influential computer artefacts in the history of the British information revolution.

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The innovative, British-designed Pegasus computer first appeared in 1956 and enjoyed a long and successful career in various incarnations. This book discusses the origins of the Pegasus project from wartime know-how to the involvement of Ferranti Ltd. The influence of Pegasus on the UK and international computer industry of the 1960s and 1970s is considered. A must for readers keen to learn about one of the most influential computer artefacts in the history of the British information revolution.

Autor

Simon Lavington graduated in Electrical Engineering in 1962. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science at Manchester University, where he worked on high-performance computer design. He became a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Essex in 1986 and retired in 2002. He has written many books including "Early British Computers".

Inhalt

1. What is Pegasus
2. The birth of Pegasus
3. Technical description of the Ferranti Pegasus
4. Pegasus in action
5. Pegasus' place in history

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.3.2024
• Zusatzinfo: 2 Line drawings, black and white; 29 Halftones, black and white
• Verlagsort: Swindon
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 197 mm
• Gewicht: 200 g
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• ISBN-13: 9781906124786 / 9781906124786
• Zustand: Neuware