Which was the first commercial computer built by M.V. Wilkies?
Which was the first commercial computer built by M.V. Wilkies?
The correct option is C LEO
LEO was the first
commercial computer built by M.V. Wilkies.
The LEO I (Lyons
electronic office I) was the first computer used for commercial business
applications.
The prototype LEO I was
modelled closely on the Cambridge EDSAC. Its construction was overseen by
Oliver Standingford, Raymond Thompson and David Caminer of J. Lyons and Co. LEO
I ran its first business application in 1951. In 1954 Lyons formed LEO
Computers Ltd to market LEO I and its successors LEO II and LEO III, to other
companies. LEO Computers eventually became part of English Electric Company
(EELM) where the same team developed the faster LEO 360 and even faster LEO 326
models. It then passed to International Computers Limited (ICL) and ultimately
Fujitsu.
LEO was the first commercial computer built by M.V. Wilkies.
The LEO I (Lyons electronic office I) was the first computer used for commercial business applications.
The prototype LEO I was modelled closely on the Cambridge EDSAC. Its construction was overseen by Oliver Standingford, Raymond Thompson and David Caminer of J. Lyons and Co. LEO I ran its first business application in 1951. In 1954 Lyons formed LEO Computers Ltd to market LEO I and its successors LEO II and LEO III, to other companies. LEO Computers eventually became part of English Electric Company (EELM) where the same team developed the faster LEO 360 and even faster LEO 326 models. It then passed to International Computers Limited (ICL) and ultimately Fujitsu.
