Manchester Mark I
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| Manchester Mark I | |
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| Character Information | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Manchester Mark I |
| Other Names | Small Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM), Manchester Baby, Manchester Automatic Digital Machine (MADM) |
| Appearance | |
| Height | Low 6' range |
| Hair Color | White |
| Eye Color | Green with black sclera |
| Design | |
| First Appearance | Aug 2025[1] |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | The early Manchester computers and Ferranti Mark I |
| Developer(s) | University of Manchester |
| Debut | 1949 |
| Latest release | 1958 |
Technical details
Manchester Mark I (or MADM) was one of the earliest stored program electronic computers. It evolved out of an earlier experimental computer meant to test Williams Tube memory, and eventually inspired the Ferranti Mark I line of computers.