Title :
UTEC and Ferut: the University of Toronto´s computation centre
Author :
Williams, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
Abstract :
Although not well known, the University of Toronto had a very early computer-development program and in 1952 was one of the first few institutions with an operable computer in North America. This article describes the university´s initial attempt to build the UTEC computer and how it acquired the pioneering Ferut machine.<>
Keywords :
computer centres; educational computing; history; Ferut; UTEC; University of Toronto; computation centre; computer-development program; operable computer; Councils; Educational institutions; Fuses; Guns; Mathematics; Military computing; North America; Oscillators; Physics; Radio frequency;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
