The Elliott 503 was a
transistorized computer
A transistor computer, now often called a second-generation computer, is a computer which uses discrete transistors instead of vacuum tubes. The first generation of electronic computers used vacuum tubes, which generated large amounts of heat, ...
introduced by
Elliott Brothers in 1963. It was software-compatible with the earlier
Elliott 803 but was about 70 times faster and a more powerful machine. About 32 units were sold.
The basic configuration had 8192 words of 39 bits each for main memory, and operated at a system clock speed of 6.7
megahertz. It weighed more than .
[Weight of Logic (1000), Main Store (850), Power (1350) Cabinets and Control Console (850):
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See also
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List of transistorized computers
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Cluff–Foster–Idelson code
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References
0803
Early British computers
Transistorized computers
Computer-related introductions in 1963
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