- Paperback: 58 pages
- Publisher: SCIENCE MUSEUM (2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1900747405
- ISBN-13: 978-1900747400
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 19.4 x 0.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 40,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The innovative, British-designed computers named Pegasus first appeared in 1956 and enjoyed long and successful careers. This book discusses the origins of the Pegasus project from wartime know-how through to the involvement of Ferranti Ltd, giving tribute to the remarkable achievements of the individual designers. The book also details the technical aspects of Pegasus from an engineering and programming perspective, as well as comparing its performance with other contemporary designs and modern PCs. The role of Pegasus in the marketplace, and its influence on the UK and international computer industry of the 1960s and 1970s are considered. This book will be of interest to all those keen to learn more about one of the most influential computer artefacts in the history of the British information revolution.
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A re-acquaintance 50 years on
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The Science Museum has done a very good job in summarising the main features of my old friend the Ferranti Pegasus Computer on which I learned to write computer programs in 1959.
There are good illustrations and a clear and understandable text.
This is very useful record of one of the most successful computers of the 1950s.
There are good illustrations and a clear and understandable text.
This is very useful record of one of the most successful computers of the 1950s.
Excellent little book!
5 Feb 2007
This is the history of the innovative British-designed computer named Pegasus (first delivered in 1956). The Pegasus Story discusses the origins of the Pegasus project from wartime know-how through to the involvement of Ferranti Ltd, giving tribute to the remarkable achievements of the individuals involved in the design and building of this vintage computer. The book details the technical aspects of Pegasus from an engineering and programming perspective, as well as comparing its performance with other contemporary designs and modern PC's.
I first came across the Pegasus computer while visiting the Science Museum in London where they have the 25th Pegasus machine to be built in full working order. A little note said that a book about the Pegasus was available for purchase from the museum's bookshop. I duly tracked down a copy and devoured it cover to cover (not a long task as the book is only 58 pages long). The author writes in a very easy to follow style that makes reading the book a joy. Included are many excellent black and white photos of the Pegasus hardware and the key individuals involved in the creation of the Pegasus.
I first came across the Pegasus computer while visiting the Science Museum in London where they have the 25th Pegasus machine to be built in full working order. A little note said that a book about the Pegasus was available for purchase from the museum's bookshop. I duly tracked down a copy and devoured it cover to cover (not a long task as the book is only 58 pages long). The author writes in a very easy to follow style that makes reading the book a joy. Included are many excellent black and white photos of the Pegasus hardware and the key individuals involved in the creation of the Pegasus.
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