§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Minister of Technology if he will list the 42 computers being used for scientific purposes and in various establishments, showing the cost, date of installation, name of manufacturer, type of computer and function for which it is used, respectively.
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§ Mr. MacDermotI have been asked to reply.
The 42 computers being used by Government Departments for scientific purposes are shown below. Costs are not shown because it is contrary to practice
Item No. Department Date of Installation Name of Computer Manufacturer 1 Ministry of Aviation … 1955 DEUCE Eng. Electric 2 Ministry of Aviation … 1956 ICT 1200 I.C.T. 3 Ministry of Aviation … 1956 DEUCE Eng. Electric 4 Ministry of Aviation … 1957 PEGASUS Ferranti 5 Ministry of Aviation … 1957 ELLIOTT 405 Elliott 6 Ministry of Aviation … 1959 MERCURY Ferranti 7 Ministry of Aviation … 1961 DEUCE Eng. Electric 8 Ministry of Aviation … 1961 ELLIOTT 803B Elliott 9 Ministry of Aviation … 1961 APOLLO Ferranti 10 Ministry of Aviation … 1962 PEGASUS Ferranti 11 Ministry of Aviation … 1962 ELLIOTT 803 Elliott 12 Ministry of Aviation … 1962 ELLIOTT 803 Elliott 13 Ministry of Aviation … 1964 I.B.M. 1620 I.B.M. 14 Ministry of Aviation … 1965 ELLIOTT 503 Elliott 15 Ministry of Aviation … 1965 ELLIOTT 503 Elliott 16 Ministry of Defence (Navy) … 1957 ELLIOTT 153 Elliott 17 Ministry of Defence (Navy) … 1957 PEGASUS Ferranti 18 Ministry of Defence (Navy) … 1958 STANTEC ZEBRA Standard Telephones and Cables 19 Ministry of Defence (Navy) … 1959 ICT 1201 I.C.T. 20 Ministry of Defence (Navy) … 1960 ELLIOTT 803 Elliott 21 Ministry of Defence (Navy) … 1963 SIRIUS Ferranti 22 Ministry of Defence (Navy) … 1963 I.B.M. 1620 I.B.M. 23 Ministry of Defence (Navy) … 1965 KDF 9 EnglElectric/Leo/Marconi 24 Defence (Army) … 1954 FERRANTI MK 1* Ferranti 25 Defence (Army) … 1959 PEGASUS Ferranti 26 Defence (Army) … 1961 ELLIOTT 803 Elliott 27 Defence (Army) … 1964 ELLIOTT 803 Elliott 28 Defence (Army) … 1964 ELLIOTT 803 Elliott 29 Defence (Army) … 1964 ELLIOTT 503 Elliott 30 Defence (Air) … 1957 ELLIOTT 402 Elliott 31 Defence (Air) … 1958 MERCURY Ferranti 32 Defence (Air) … 1958 I.C.T. 1200 I.C.T. 33 Defence (Air) … 1962 ELLIOTT 803 Elliott 34 Defence (Air) … 1965 KDF9 Eng.Electric/Leo/ Marconi 35 D.S.I.R … 1955 DEUCE Eng. Electric 36 D.S.I.R … 1958 DEUCE Eng. Electric 37 D.S.I.R … 1961 PEGASUS Ferranti 38 D.S.I.R … 1964 KDF 9 Eng. Electric/Leo/ Marconi 39 Forestry Commission … 1963 SIRIUS Ferranti 40 Government Communications H.Q … 1964 ICT1 301 I.C.T. In addition there are two installations of which the particulars cannot be disclosed for security reasons.