What Input And Output Devices Were Used By The Manchester Mark I Computer?

 

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The Manchester Mark I computer functioned as a complete system using the Williams tube for memory. This University machine became the prototype for Ferranti Corp.´s first computer. Start of project: 1947 Completed: 1949 Add time: 1.8 microseconds Input/output: paper tape, teleprinter, switches Memory size: 128 + 1024 40-digit words Memory type: cathode ray tube, magnetic drum Technology: 1,300 vacuum tubes Floor space: medium room Project leaders: Frederick Williams and Tom Kilburn