The Manchester Mark I and atlas
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in Communications of the ACM
- Vol. 21 (1) , 4-12
- https://doi.org/10.1145/359327.359331
Abstract
In 30 years of computer design at Manchester University two systems stand out: the Mark I (developed over the period 1946-49) and the Atlas (1956-62). This paper places each computer in its historical context and then describes the architecture and system software in present-day terminology. Several design concepts such as address-generation and store management have evolved in the progression from Mark I to Atlas. The wider impact of Manchester innovations in these and other areas is discussed, and the contemporary performance of the Mark I and Atlas is evaluated.Keywords
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