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part of the [[English Electric Co]] | part of the [[English Electric Co]] | ||
1967 Under the Industrial Expansion Act, [[English Electric | 1967 Under the Industrial Expansion Act, [[English Electric LEO Co|English Electric Leo Marconi]] was merged with [[Elliott Automation]] - the computer activities were put together in [[English Electric Computers]] Ltd | ||
1968 '''English Electric Computers Ltd''' was taken over by [[International Computers and Tabulators]] (ICT) to form International Computers Limited ([[ICL]]). By this initiative, the Ministry of Technology aimed to create a British computer industry that could compete with major world manufacturers such as IBM. | 1968 '''English Electric Computers Ltd''' was taken over by [[International Computers and Tabulators]] (ICT) to form International Computers Limited ([[ICL]]). By this initiative, the Ministry of Technology aimed to create a British computer industry that could compete with major world manufacturers such as IBM. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:28, 27 March 2016
part of the English Electric Co
1967 Under the Industrial Expansion Act, English Electric Leo Marconi was merged with Elliott Automation - the computer activities were put together in English Electric Computers Ltd
1968 English Electric Computers Ltd was taken over by International Computers and Tabulators (ICT) to form International Computers Limited (ICL). By this initiative, the Ministry of Technology aimed to create a British computer industry that could compete with major world manufacturers such as IBM.
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