International Computers and Tabulators

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International Computers and Tabulators was a major British computer manufacturer formed in the late 1950s, known for producing early mainframe and business computers before eventually becoming part of ICL.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British company
computer manufacturer
activity design of mainframe computers
development of business data processing systems
manufacture of mainframe computers
alsoKnownAs International Computers Limited
surface form: ICT Ltd

International Computers and Tabulators
surface form: International Computers & Tabulators
businessModel sale and leasing of computer systems
computingParadigm batch processing
country United Kingdom
customerType government agencies
large enterprises
dataInputMethod magnetic tape
punched cards
dissolved 1968
era early mainframe era
headquartersLocation United Kingdom
historicalSignificance one of the principal British computer manufacturers of the 1960s
inception 1959
industry computer hardware
information technology
marketFocus commercial data processing
government data processing
mergedInto International Computers Limited
mergerYear 1968
notableProduct ICT 1201
ICT 1301
ICT 1500 series
ICT 1900 series
parentCompanyAfter1968 International Computers Limited
predecessor International Computers and Tabulators self-linksurface differs
surface form: British Tabulating Machine Company

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productType business computers
mainframe computers
punched card equipment
reasonForMerger rationalisation of the British computer industry
regionServed Europe
United Kingdom
shortName ICT
status defunct company
successor International Computers Limited
technology punched card technology
transistor-based computers

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Conway Berners-Lee employer International Computers and Tabulators
International Computers Limited foundedBy International Computers and Tabulators
International Computers Limited hasPredecessor International Computers and Tabulators
International Computers and Tabulators predecessor International Computers and Tabulators self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: British Tabulating Machine Company
International Computers and Tabulators alsoKnownAs International Computers and Tabulators
this entity surface form: International Computers & Tabulators
Bombe machines manufacturedBy International Computers and Tabulators
this entity surface form: British Tabulating Machine Company