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GEC Computers Limited was a British computer manufacturing company under the GEC holding company from 1968 until the 1990s. Starting life as Elliott Automation
GEC_Computers
British engineering company (1886–1999)
The General Electric Company (GEC) was a major British industrial conglomerate involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications, and engineering
General_Electric_Company
Deaths of British scientists, linked
The GEC-Marconi scientist deaths theory looks at when between 1982 and 1990, 25 British-based GEC-Marconi scientists and engineers who worked on the Sting
GEC-Marconi scientist deaths conspiracy theory
GEC-Marconi_scientist_deaths_conspiracy_theory
1897–2006 British telecommunications and engineering company
Company (GEC). Under UK government pressure, the computer section of GEC, English Electric Leo Marconi (EELM), merged with International Computers and Tabulators
Marconi_Company
Series of 16/32-bit minicomputers
The GEC 4000 was a series of 16/32-bit minicomputers produced by GEC Computers Ltd in the United Kingdom during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. GEC Computers
GEC_4000_series
for 16-bit Data General Eclipse computers and AOS/VS for 32-bit (MV series) Eclipses, MP/AOS for microNOVA-based computers DG/UX RDOS Real-time Disk Operating
List_of_operating_systems
(computer company) Enterprise (computer) Ferranti MRT Flex machine Gemini Computers Gemini Galaxy Gemini Challenger GEC GEC 2050 GEC 4000 series GEC Series
List_of_British_computers
GEC operating system introduced in 1977
proprietary operating system introduced by GEC Computers Limited in 1977 as the successor to GEC DOS, for its range of GEC 4000 series 16-bit, and later 32-bit
OS4000
Defence arm of the defunct General Electric Company (1897-1999)
Limited (MES), or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of General Electric Company (GEC). It was split off from GEC and bought by British
Marconi_Electronic_Systems
1970s 8-bit minicomputer
company renamed itself GEC Computers Limited. The first models were labeled MECS 2050, before being renamed GEC 2050. The GEC 2050 was commonly used as
GEC_2050
Defunct American defense electronics contractor
as a major expansion of GEC's defence division, GEC-Marconi (later Marconi Electronic Systems), however seven months later GEC announced the demerger of
Tracor
Company during 1988 to mid 1990s
GEC Plessey Telecommunications (GPT) was a British manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, notably the System X telephone exchange. The company
GEC Plessey Telecommunications
GEC_Plessey_Telecommunications
British computer company, 1950–1967
Automation remained, and was renamed Marconi Elliott Computer Systems Limited in 1969 and GEC Computers Limited in 1972, and remained at the original Borehamwood
Elliott Brothers (computer company)
Elliott_Brothers_(computer_company)
The GEC Series 63 was a 32-bit minicomputer produced by GEC Computers Limited of the UK during the 1980s in conjunction with A. B. Dick in USA. During
GEC_Series_63
1925–1939 lightbulb cartel
Communications Telent Unify Products Computers GEC 2050 GEC 4000 series GEC Series 63 OS4000 Locomotives British Rail Class 91 GEC Stephenson locomotive South
Phoebus_cartel
British holding company
Metropolitan-Vickers electrical engineering companies. In 1967 AEI was acquired by GEC, to create the UK's largest industrial group. A scandal that followed the
Associated Electrical Industries
Associated_Electrical_Industries
Having been taken over by GEC in 1979 the company was later renamed into GEC-Avery. The company became Avery Berkel in 1993 when GEC acquired the Dutch company
W_&_T_Avery
British industrial manufacturer, 1918–1968
Automation and International Computers and Tabulators (ICT) to form International Computers Limited (ICL) in 1967. In 1968 GEC, recently merged with Associated
English_Electric
GEC Traction Limited was a British industrial company formed in 1972 which designed and manufactured electric traction equipment for railway rolling stock
GEC_Traction
British engineering and heavy industrial company
identities were maintained until 1960. The holding company, AEI, was bought by GEC in 1967. In the 1960s AEI's apprenticeships were highly thought-of, both
British_Thomson-Houston
British technology company
services provision company, formed in 2006 on completion of the break-up of the GEC conglomerate. Since 2025 it has been a subsidiary of M Group Services. The
Telent
British computer manufacturer
Acorn Computers Ltd. was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England in 1978 by Hermann Hauser, Chris Curry and Andy Hopper. The company
Acorn_Computers
British electrical engineering company
at Wythenshawe, Manchester. The factory opened in 1957, and was closed by GEC in 1971, after which it was sold to the American compressor manufacturer
Metropolitan-Vickers
British electronics, defence and telecommunications company
Atlas computer and System X digital telephone exchange. In 1988, Plessey and the General Electric Company (GEC) merged their telecom units to form GEC Plessey
Plessey
RAF EW system
initially developed by GEC-Marconi Defence Systems, formerly operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was developed by GEC-Marconi Defence Systems,
Sky_Shadow_(radar_jammer)
British locomotive manufacturer, 1833–1969
passed through various hands as English Electric was bought by GEC, which in turn became GEC Alsthom (later renamed Alstom) and finally as part of MAN Diesel
Vulcan_Foundry
British shipbuilding company
Following GEC's purchase VSEL became Marconi Marine (VSEL), part of the company's GEC-Marconi division. With the merger of British Aerospace and GEC's defence
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering
British industrial equipment manufacturer, 1918–1966
the gas turbine division of GEC. GEC then merged its heavy engineering division with Alsthom of France, becoming part of GEC-Alsthom in 1989, which changed
Ruston_&_Hornsby
Telecommunications technology company
plc (GEC) between 1998 and 2005. It was founded in August 1998 through the amalgamation of GEC Plessey Telecommunications (GPT) with other GEC subsidiaries:
Marconi_Communications
Former shipbuilding firm based in Glasgow, Scotland
early divestitures. It was sold in 1985 to GEC's GEC-Marconi division, becoming Marconi Marine (YSL). GEC began a programme of major capital investment
Yarrow_Shipbuilders
European defence electronics corporation
merger of GEC-Marconi Radar and Defence Systems and Alenia Difesa. Equal shares in the resulting company were then held by Finmeccanica, and GEC-Marconi
Alenia_Marconi_Systems
Class of high-speed electric locomotives
have been GEC's offer of a sub-contracting arrangement to BREL for the construction of the locomotive's mechanical elements. It would be GEC's submission
British_Rail_Class_91
RISC instruction set architecture
graphics workstations in April 1989. GEC Computers used the MC88100 to build the GEC 4310, one of the GEC 4000 series computers, but issues with memory management
Motorola_88000
Light bulb manufacturer
General Electric Company Former subsidiaries and divisions GEC Computers GEC Research GEC Traction Hirst Research Centre Marconi Company Marconi Electronic
Edison and Swan Electric Light Company
Edison_and_Swan_Electric_Light_Company
Former American printing equipment manufacturer
following this acquisition, A. B. Dick was involved with GEC Computers in the design of the ill-fated GEC Series 63 minicomputer. In 1988, the company acquired
A._B._Dick_Company
British electrical engineering company
the Avionics and Helmet for EFA and Aircraft Mission Computers. Ferranti Dynamics: Acquired by GEC-Marconi in 1992 Ferranti Electronics (Ceramic Seals
Ferranti
British videotex service
as Pandora. Prestel's computers were based on the GEC 4000 series minicomputer. The main IRC machines were originally model GEC 4082s equipped with 384 Kbyte
Prestel
The GEC Stephenson locomotives are a type of heavy industrial shunter built in the 1970s by British industrial company GEC Traction. The locomotives were
GEC_Stephenson_locomotive
"Clearscan" marine radar clarification device. GEC Computers of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire for the design of the GEC 4000 series minicomputers. "Page 1 | Supplement
The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation (Technology) (1979)
The_Queen's_Award_for_Enterprise:_Innovation_(Technology)_(1979)
Avionics component
Central Air Data Computer (SCADC)". Feedback. II (1). Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: 3. 1979. Standard Central Air Data Computer (PDF). GEC Avionics. 1985
Air_data_computer
Business in London, England
General Electric Railway Signal Company Limited In 1926, Siemens Brothers and GEC, combined their railway signaling activities to form the Siemens and General
Siemens_Brothers
British businessman and member of the House of Lords
Simpson's inside knowledge of BAe, a long-rumoured GEC bid target, was a key to his appointment. GEC favours forging a national 'champion' defence group
George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld
George_Simpson,_Baron_Simpson_of_Dunkeld
Defunct locomotive builder in North East England
Leslie, (6938). RSH became part of English Electric in 1955 and merged with GEC in 1968. Locomotive building at the Newcastle upon Tyne works ended in 1961
Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns
Robert_Stephenson_and_Hawthorns
government of Madhya Pradesh with the name "Government Engineering College" (GEC) as an autonomous institute in the year 1986. AICTE (All India Council of
University Institute of Technology RGPV
University_Institute_of_Technology_RGPV
developed a lot of the technology for head-up displays (HUD). He was Chairman of GEC Avionics. He was born in Sunderland. He attended the Loughborough College
Peter_Hearne
Mid-1960s–late-1980s class of smaller computers
general-purpose computer mostly developed from the mid-1960s, built significantly smaller and sold at a much lower price than mainframe computers. Minicomputers
Minicomputer
German-born British industrialist (1863–1943)
Arthur Walter Gamage, the founder of Gamages department store. Leslie joined GEC and became chairman and managing director after Hirst's death. As both his
Hugo_Hirst,_1st_Baron_Hirst
British computer scientist
His earlier positions include: Programmer, GEC Computers Limited, 1976–1978 Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Statistics, QMUL, 1980–1983 Lecturer
Samson_Abramsky
The Hirst Research Centre, also known as the GEC Hirst Research Centre or GEC Research Laboratories, was established in 1919 at Wembley, Middlesex, by
Hirst_Research_Centre
British manufacturer of electrical instruments
based in Salford, England. Closely tied to the General Electric Company (GEC) conglomerate, the company was well-established in the electrical equipment
Salford Electrical Instruments
Salford_Electrical_Instruments
Processor executing one instruction in minimal clock cycles
of the computer only load data from memory into registers or store data from registers into memory. The design of the CPU allows RISC computers few simple
Reduced instruction set computer
Reduced_instruction_set_computer
producer of home computers during the early 1980s. These computers, the Dragon 32 and Dragon 64, strongly resembled the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer ("CoCo")—both
Dragon_Data
Franco-British aerospace company (1990–2000)
the British GEC group (Marconi Space Systems). The new company was announced in December 1989 and was owned 51% by Matra and 49% by GEC-Marconi. It would
Matra_Marconi_Space
Early programming language
write software for both the Ferranti and General Electric Company (GEC) computers from 1971 onwards. Implementations also exist for the Interdata 8/32
CORAL
Microsystems' SBus and DEC's TURBOchannel based computers in addition to ATM adapters for Silicon Graphics computers. FORE's first ATM switch – the ASX-100 –
FORE_Systems
Class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines
a formal competition between GEC-Marconi/BMT Limited and VSEL/Rolls-Royce, with bids to be submitted in June 1995. GEC-Marconi and BMT had little experience
Astute-class_submarine
American singer-songwriter and producer (born 2000)
Fishmonger in March 2021. She released its companion EP and opened for 100 gecs on tour later that year. Grey performed her first headlining tour in early
Underscores_(musician)
American defense electronics company
was acquired from ESCO by GEC-Marconi Electronic Systems Corp., a US subsidiary of The General Electric Company, and renamed GEC-Marconi Hazeltine. ESCO
Hazeltine_Corporation
Type of electric locomotive
(SAR) by the General Electric Company (GEC) and built by Union Carriage & Wagon (UCW) in Nigel, Transvaal. GEC supplied the electrical equipment while
South African Class 10E1, Series 2
South_African_Class_10E1,_Series_2
Engineering college in India
The Government Engineering College, Dahod (GECD or GEC Dahod) is one of the 18 Government Engineering Colleges in Gujarat. It was established in 2004
Government Engineering College, Dahod
Government_Engineering_College,_Dahod
tube. The company was founded in 1919, when the valve making interests of GEC (Osram) and the Marconi Company were combined. In 1929, Marconi sold its
Marconi-Osram_Valve
military and civilian technology covering the full range of products offered by GEC-Marconi, including radio, radar, telecommunications, mechatronics and microelectronics
Marconi_Research_Centre
British company, one of the Marconi group of companies, formerly part of GEC. Originally formed in 1936, there was a buyout of Marconi-Ekco Instruments
Marconi_Instruments
Engineering college in Chhattisgarh, India
Government Engineering College, Raipur (GEC Raipur) is a public engineering college located in Sejbahar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Established in 2006
Government Engineering College Raipur
Government_Engineering_College_Raipur
son-in-law, Arnold Weinstock who would later take over the management of GEC. McMichael Radio Ltd. was founded in 1920 by Leslie McMichael. In 1922, the
Radio_&_Allied_Industries
Railway signal interlocking using computers
Computer-based interlocking (CBI) is railway signal interlocking implemented with computers and semiconductors, rather than using older technologies such
Computer-based_interlocking
Electric locomotive
(SAR) by the General Electric Company (GEC) and built by Union Carriage & Wagon (UCW) in Nigel, Transvaal. GEC supplied the electrical equipment while
South African Class 10E1, Series 1
South_African_Class_10E1,_Series_1
Rolling stock manufacturer
Communications Telent Unify Products Computers GEC 2050 GEC 4000 series GEC Series 63 OS4000 Locomotives British Rail Class 91 GEC Stephenson locomotive South
Dick,_Kerr_&_Co.
Class of 6 South African electric locomotives
(SAR) by the General Electric Company (GEC) and was built by Union Carriage & Wagon (UCW) in Nigel, Transvaal. GEC works numbers were allocated to Class
South African Class 9E, Series 2
South_African_Class_9E,_Series_2
Sonar systems conglomerate
British company GEC-Marconi after the payment of a balance by the latter. The new company was 50.1% owned by Thomson-CSF and 49.9% by GEC-Marconi. Denis
Thomson_Marconi_Sonar
Locomotive class
designed for the South African Railways (SAR) by the General Electric Company (GEC) and was built by Union Carriage & Wagon (UCW) in Nigel, Transvaal. UCW delivered
South African Class 9E, Series 1
South_African_Class_9E,_Series_1
Type of electric locomotive
designed for the South African Railways (SAR) by the General Electric Company (GEC) and was built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) in 1952 and
South_African_Class_4E
Paris Metro train
formation. It was the first model with AC motors as opposed to DC, supplied by GEC Alsthom, and the first to have interconnecting gangways. The MF 88 was also
MF_88
facilities far in advance of other programs. GEC Computers AN/TPS-43 Marconi Transistorised Automatic Computer (T.A.C.) Electronic Components. Asiamag Limited
Marconi_Myriad
Public engineering institute in Kerala, India
in Chemical Engineering (Computer-aided Process Design) M.Tech in Civil Engineering(Structural Engineering) Ranking of Gec Kozhikode by APJ KTU based
Government Engineering College, Kozhikode
Government_Engineering_College,_Kozhikode
Topics referred to by the same term
N-acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase, a class of enzymes GEC Plessey Telecommunications, a defunct British telecommunications manufacturer
GPT
capacity of over 100 tons. Birlec along with the rest of AEI, was taken over by GEC in 1967. Times, 25 September 1954 http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Birmingham_Electric_Furnaces
Birlec
Government engineering college in Goa, India
Goa College of Engineering (abbreviated and colloquially referred to as GEC) is a public college in Goa, India, offering courses in engineering disciplines
Goa_Engineering_College
W. T. Henley Ltd. was acquired by AEI in 1959, and later became part of GEC following its takeover of AEI in 1967. The company was sold to TT electronics
William_Thomas_Henley
Technology college in Jharkhand, India
Government Engineering College, Palamu (GEC Palamu) is a state government engineering institution located in lesliganj, Palamu district, Jharkhand, India
Government Engineering College, Palamu
Government_Engineering_College,_Palamu
Aspect of computer science education
years to 1966, the UK had 1,500 computers installed, with another 750 computers on order. The UK had no regional computer networks; the US had over 30 regional
Computer science education in the United Kingdom
Computer_science_education_in_the_United_Kingdom
Family of four-bit digital ICs
used in the Xerox Star and Xerox 1108 Lisp machine. Several models of the GEC 4000 series minicomputers: 4060, 4150, 4160 (four Am2901 each, 16-bit ALU)
AMD_Am2900
1988 and the Electronic Systems Division was purchased by GEC-Marconi in 1990 and renamed GEC-Marconi Electronic Systems. United States Army Combat Forces
General_Precision_Equipment
British computer hardware company
Torch Computers Ltd was a computer hardware company with origins in a 1982 joint venture between Acorn Computers and Climar Group that led to the development
Torch_Computers
Personal computer
The Acorn Archimedes is a family of personal computers designed by Acorn Computers of Cambridge, England. The systems in this family use Acorn's own ARM
Acorn_Archimedes
Chemistry Physics Mathematics Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Information
Government Engineering College, Jhalawar
Government_Engineering_College,_Jhalawar
Engineering college in Chhattisgarh
Government Engineering College, Bilaspur (GEC Bilaspur) is a public engineering college located in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. Established in 1964
Government Engineering College, Bilaspur
Government_Engineering_College,_Bilaspur
English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871)
modern computers are to be found in his analytical engine, programmed using a principle openly borrowed from the Jacquard loom. As part of his computer work
Charles_Babbage
Doppler radar designed for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
variant. Ferranti and FIAR offered the ECR-90 and the Super Vixen, AEG and GEC Marconi the MSD-2000 and the APG-65, but both high-tech offers were too expensive
Euroradar_CAPTOR
German videotex service
service. Btx originally required special hardware (it was based on GEC 4000 series computers) which had to be bought or rented from the British General Post
Bildschirmtext
Research institute in Goa, India
from July, 2016 in a temporary campus housed at Goa Engineering College (GEC). The campus is located at Farmagudi, Goa. Currently, it offers BTech, MTech
IIT_Goa
US military standard for 16-bit computer
module with an optional MMU. GEC-Plessey RH1750, a radiation-hardened version for aerospace and space flight applications. GEC-Plessey, under its previous
MIL-STD-1750A
Division of Thales Group
and British company GEC-Marconi after the payment of a balance by the latter. It was 50.1% owned by Thomson-CSF and 49.9% by GEC-Marconi. Denis Ranque
Thales_Underwater_Systems
Radio communication system implemented in software
in 1992. When Mitola presented the paper at the conference, Bob Prill of GEC Marconi began his presentation following Mitola with: "Joe is absolutely
Software-defined_radio
Maritime patrol aircraft family
the GEC Marconi radars in a bulbous nose and tail. The Nimrod AEW3 project was plagued by cost over-runs and problems with the GEC 4080M computer used
Hawker_Siddeley_Nimrod
Technical University in Central India
British in India. JEC was established as the Government Engineering College (GEC), Jabalpur, on 7 July 1947, during the British rule in India. It was inaugurated
Jabalpur_Engineering_College
British stored-program computer, 1949
The Manchester Mark 1 was one of the earliest stored-program computers, developed at the Victoria University of Manchester, England from the Manchester
Manchester_Mark_1
Communications and information business arm of Siemens
companies; but the 1988-founded GEC-Plessey joint venture GEC-Plessey Telecommunications (GPT) was converted to a 60/40 GEC/Siemens joint venture. In 1990
Siemens_Communications
AC power plug type
appeared and in 1889 there were two-pin plugs and sockets in the GEC catalogue. The 1893 GEC Catalogue included three sizes of what was described as Double
AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types
AC_power_plugs_and_sockets:_British_and_related_types
Public university in Raichur, India
Government Engineering College (GEC), Yaramarus Camp, Raichur, Karnataka. All the Academic and Curricular activities take place at GEC Campus, Raichur. The students
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Raichur
Indian_Institute_of_Information_Technology,_Raichur
GEC COMPUTERS
GEC COMPUTERS
Male
Norwegian
 Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Ãki, Ã…GE means "father."
Boy/Male
Dutch, German, Swedish
Spear
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Malaysian, Muslim
Delicate; Gem; Precious Gem
Male
English
Pet form of English Gerard, GED means "spear strong."
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, German, Indian, Swedish
Earth
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Gem Spear; Gem Sword
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Swedish
Earth
Boy/Male
Australian, Indian
Diamond
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Mythical earth god.
Surname or Lastname
Irish and Scottish
Irish and Scottish : reduced form of McGee, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy).English : this is a common name in northern England, of uncertain origin. The existence of a patronymic form Geeson points to a personal name, but this has not been satisfactorily identified. It may in fact be the Irish or Scottish name in an English context.French (Gée) : habitational name from any of several places called Gé or Gée, for example in Maine-et-Loire, derived from the Gallo-Roman domain name Gaiacum.
Boy/Male
Irish
Small.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gem
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, Australian, Muslim, Pashtun, Swahili
Precious Gem; Delicate; Gem
Girl/Female
British, English, French
Woman of the People
Girl/Female
Australian, Latin
Gem; A Jewel
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Tamil
Brilliant Gem; Excellent Gem
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Precious Gem; Treasurable Gem
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian
Brave; Spear Strong
Boy/Male
Australian, Japanese
Man of the People
Male
Chinese
a root.
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Biblical
those that bruise; gold
Girl/Female
English American
Blend of Marie or Mary and Lyn.
Girl/Female
Biblical
My tent or my tabernacle in her.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Abode of Consciouness; A Temple; A Stupa
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Mythological, Oriya, Rajasthani, Tamil, Telugu
Sun
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English
From the Island of the Lime Tree; Lincoln's Wetlands
Male
Egyptian
, temple governor.
Biblical
height; elevation
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name ULANI means "gay, happy."
Girl/Female
Indian
Tension
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v. t.
To get wrongfully.
v. t.
To get possession of; to obtain; to get.
n.
Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion.
n.
Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying.
v. t.
To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc.
imp.
of Get
imp. & p. p.
of Gem
v. t. & i.
See Gee.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Gee
v. t.
To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one's Greek lesson.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Gem
imp. & p. p.
of Gee
p. p.
of Get
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Get
v. t.
To get beyond; to get over or recover from.
v. i.
To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state, condition, or position; to come to be; to become; -- with a following adjective or past participle belonging to the subject of the verb; as, to get sober; to get awake; to get beaten; to get elected.
v. t.
To get again.