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The Elliott 503 was a transistorized computer introduced by Elliott Brothers in 1963. It was software-compatible with the earlier Elliott 803[1] but was about 70 times faster and a more powerful machine. About 32 units were sold.[2] The basic configuration had 8192 words of 39 bits each for main memory,[3] and operated at a system clock speed of 6.7 megahertz. It weighed more than 4,050 pounds (2.0 short tons; 1.8 t).[4]
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edit- ^ Savard, John J. G. (2018) [2005]. "Computer Arithmetic". quadibloc. The Early Days of Hexadecimal. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018. (NB. Also has information on the Elliott 503 character set.)
- ^ Lavington, Simon (2011), Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947–1967, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 288, ISBN 978-1-84882933-6
- ^ "A SURVEY OF NEW WEST-EUROPEAN DIGITAL COMPUTERS (Part 3 - Conclusion): ELLIOTT 503" (PDF). Computers and Automation. XII (11): 36. November 1963. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Weight of Logic (1000), Main Store (850), Power (1350) Cabinets and Control Console (850):
- "Elliott 503 FACTS - retroComputingTasmania". www.retrocomputingtasmania.com.
- "Elliott 503 Documents". www.billp.org. Volume 1 of the Computer Manual, p. 2 (13).
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