Chronological Listing of over 300 Large Digital Computers

This list reflects most major computers produced up to 1960.
Some dates are approximations.

From 1960 onward, the list gives a only a sampling of the several thousand types of machines produced since that time.

Generally, Microcomputers (PCs) are not in this list.
For information on PCs
See Microcomputer Chronology.

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Computer Name

Date

Bell Labs Model 1 (Stibitz Complex Calculator)

1939

Z3 Machine (Konrad Zuse)
First automatic, program-controlled, fully functional, general purpose digital computer.

1939

ABC Machine (John V. Atanasoff)

1941

Bombe (codebreaking machine)

1943

Bell Labs Model II

1943

Colussus (Bletchley Park)

1944

Harvard Mark I - Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (IBM "ASCC")

1944

Mark 22 Computer (Bell Computer, Model IV)

1945

Bell Labs Model IV

1945

ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and Automatic Computer

1946

Remington Rand Model 3

1947

Bell Computer, Model V

1947

Manchester Mark I (Manchester University)

1948

Harvard Mark II - Aiken Relay Calculator

1948

IBM 604 Electronic Calculating Punch

1948

IBM 607A Calculating Punch

1948

Birkbeck (UK)

1948

Bell Labs Model III

1949

Bell Computer, Model VI

1949

BINAC - Binary Automatic Computer

1949

EDSAC I - Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer

1949

IBM CPC - Card Programmed Calculator

1949

Mark III (U.S. Navy)

1949

CSIRAC (1949) First Australian Computer

1949

Remington Rand Model 406-2

1950

ERA Atlas 1101 (ERA bought by Remington Rand in 1952)

1950

ERA 1101 - Engineering Research Associates

1950

JAINCOMP-A

1950

SEAC

1950

SWAC

1950

USAF Fairchild Computer

1950

Whirlwind I

1950

Z4

1950

ICCE (Imperial College, UK)

1950

Remington Rand Model 409

1951

Burroughs Laboratory Computer

1951

CSIRO Mark I (Australia)

1951

Elecom 200 - Electronic Computer

1951

Harvard Mark III

1951

JAINCOMP-B

1951

LEO I

1951

MADDIDA

1951

Manchester Electronic Computer

1951

ONR Relay Computer

1951

Remington-Rand 409-2 and 409-2R

1951

UNIVAC I

1951

RCA Bizmac

1951

CADAC - Cambridge Digital Automatic Computer

1952

EDVAC - Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer

1952

ELECOM 100 - Electronic Computer

1952

Elecom 120 - Electronic Computer

1952

Gi - Gottingen

1952

Harvard Mark IV - Harvard Magnetic Drum Calculator

1952

Harwell Computer

1952

Hughes Airborne Control Computer

1952

IASC - Institute for Advanced Study Computer

1952

ILLIAC - Illinois Automatic Computer

1952

MANIAC

1952

MOSAIC

1952

ORDVAC

1952

UTEC

1952

EDPM Type 701 - Electronic Data Processing Machine

1952

GAMMA 3

1952

NCR 102

1952

NCR 107

1953

NCR 192A

1953

ABC - Automatic Binary Computer

1953

ACE Pilot Model - Automatic Computing Engine

1953

ALWAC - Axel Wernner-Gren Automatic Computer

1953

APE (R) C - All-Purpose Electronic (Rayon) Computer

1953

APE (X) C - All-Purpose Electronic (X-ray) Computer

1953

AVIDAC - Argonne's Version of IAS Digital Automatic Computer

1953

CA/DIC - California Digital Computer

1953

CADAC 107A - Cambridge Digital Automatic Computer

1953

Circle Computer (Hogan Labs, Westinghouse, Army)

1953

Consolidated Engineering Corp. Model 36-101 Computer System

1953

CRC 105 Decimal Digital Differential Analyzer

1953

CRC 107 - General Purpose Computer

1953

ELLIOTT HRDC 401 Mark I

1953

DYSEAC

1953

Elliot HRDC Computer 401 Mark I

1953

ERA 1102 - Engineering Research Associates

1953

ERA 1103 - Engineering Research Associates

1953

FLAC - Florida Automatic Computer

1953

IBM 607 Electronic Calculating Punch

1953

JAINCOMP-C

1953

MIDAC

1953

MINIAC

1953

MONROBOT

1953

NICHOLAS

1953

NORC

1953

Norwegian Computer

1953

OARAC

1953

ORACLE

1953

PTERA

1953

RAYDAC

1953

Rechenautomat IPM

1953

SITDDA

1953

EDPM Type 704 - Electronic Data Processing Machine

1953

T.R.E. Computer

1953

The Logistics Computer

1953

Tokyo Mark I

1953

Z5

1953

ABRK - Binary Automatisk Rela-Kalkylator

1953c

UNIVAC 1103

1953

UNIVAC 1102

1953

MIT TX0

1953

UNIVAC 60 & 120

1953

ARRA - Automatishe Relais Rekenmachine Amsterdam

1954

BDDDA - Bendix Decimal Digital Differential Analyzer

1954

CUBA - Calculator Universal Binaire de l'Armement

1954

G2 - Gottingen

1954

IBM Type 650 Magnetic-Drum Data Processing Machine

1954

IRSIA-FHRS Computer

1954

JOHNNIAC

1954

MSAC

1954

NAREC

1954

OMIBAC

1954

PXRM

1954

TAC - Tokyo Automatic Computer

1954

Tokyo Mark II (Large Scale Automatic Relay Computer)

1954

WISC

1954

BKSK - Binar Klektronisk Sekvens-Kalkylator

1954c

IBM 705

1954

SPEEDAC (Sperry Electronic Digital Automatic Computer)

1954

Fujitsu FACOM 100

1954

TC-1 (International Telemeter)

1955

Datamatic 1000

1955

R 4 S

1955

UNIVAC 120

1955

Technitral 180 (International Telemeter)

1955

WEIZAC

1955

Pegasus (Ferranti)

1955

DEUCE (English Electric Company, Ltd.)

1955

G2 (Max Planck Institute, Germany)

1955

WREDAC (Weapons Research Establishment)

1955

Underwood Elecom 125

1955

BTM (British Tabulating Machine Company)

1956

IBM 305 RAMAC

1956

2002 (Siemens, Germany)

1956

SMIL (Lund University, Sweden)

1956

FUJIC (Fuji, Japan)

1956

SILLIAC (University of Sidney, Australia)

1956

LGP-30 (Librascope Inc.)

1956

NCR 303

1956

Athena Ground Guidance Computer for the U.S. Titan missile

1957

Bogart (developed for the U.S. National Security Agency)

1957

NCR 304

1957

UNIVAC File O

1956

UNIVAC CP 642

1957

UNIVAC II

1957

IBM 608

1957

IBM 609

1957

IBM 705 Model 2

1957

IBM 709

1957

AUTONETICS 266

1957

Bendix G15 Computer (1950s)

1957

Gamma 3 (Bull, France)

1957

Fujitsu Facom 128, Facom 132

1957

UNIVAC File I

1958

UNIVAC 1103A Scientific Computer

1958

HIPAC-I (Hitachi, Japan)

1958

MIC-48C (China)

1958

Hokushin Denki H-1

1958

UNIVAC 1105

1959

IBM 1401

1959

UNIVAC Solid State 80/90 I

1959

Philco Transact S-2000

1959

Burroughs D-2004

1959

CDC 1604

1959

Sperry Rand STEP

1959

MARS-I (Hitachi, Japan)

1959

GE 312 (General Electric)

1959

RS-300 (Ramo-Wooldridge (later TRW))

1959

RCA 501

1959

Fujitsu Facom 212

1959

KIEV (USSR)

1959

URAL-2 (USSR)

1959

MINSK-1 (USSR)

1959

RAZDAN (USSR)

1959

UNIVAC Larc

1960

DEC PDP 1

1960

RCA 300 (Radio Corporation of America)

1960

Philco 3000

1960

Burroughs D 107

1960

Burroughs D 825

1960

Packard Bell PB 250

1960

TRW-330

1960

Honeywell Datamatic 800

1960

CDC 1604

1960

ELEA 9003 (Olivetti, Italy)

1960

Packard Bell PB 250

1960

GE 210

1960

Royal Precision Computer RPC 9000

1960

Raytheon 250

1960

Honeywell H290

1960

UNIVAC Solid State 80/90 II

1961

UNIVAC 490

1961

UNIVAC 1206

1961

UNIVAC 1000 & 1020

1961

UNIVAC 1107

1961

NCR 310

1961

Bendix G20

1961

Honeywell 290

1961

Honeywell H-400

1961

Rice University R1 Computer

1961

NCR 390

1961

CDC 160A

1961

Philco Basicpac

1961

RCA 301

1961

RCA 601

1961

Ramo-Wooldridge RW 530

1961

UNIVAC File II

1962

Linc personal computer (Lincoln Labs)

1962

UNIVAC 1004

1962

UNIVAC III

1962

IBM 1710

1962

ELEA 6001 (Olivetti, Italy)

1962

Burroughs B 260

1962

Burroughs B 2000

1962

UNIVAC 1050

1963

2003 (Siemens, Germany)

1963

Burroughs B 270

1963

IBM 7750

1963

HCM-202 (Hughes)

1963

Philco 4000

1963

Philco Transact 2000-212

1963

Honeywell 610

1963

Honeywell 400

1964

UNIVAC 1004 II, III

1964

UNIVAC 41B

1964

IBM System 360

1964

Burroughs B 283

1964

DEC PDP 8

1964

Burroughs B 180

1964

Raytheon 440

1964

CDC 6600

1964

CDC 3200 (Control Data Corporation)

1964

UNIVAC 1108 II

1965

Raytheon 520

1965

Burroughs (Illiac-IV) (1965)

1965

Elliot 903

1965

UNIVAC 491 & 492

1965

NDC-1051 (Northrop)

1965

Varian 620

1965

NCR 500

1965

Foxboro 97600

1965

NCR 590

1965

UNIVAC 1005 II, III

1966

Burroughs 5500 Data Processing Machine (1960s)

1966

UNIVAC 1005 I

1966

UNIVAC 494

1966

UNIVAC 9200

1966

UNIVAC 9300

1966

RCA Spectra 70

1966

UNIVAC 418 II

1966?

AC Electronics MAGIC 321

1966

AC Electronics MAGIC 301

1967

AC Electronics MAGIC 311

1967

AC Electronics MAGIC 331

1967

Burroughs 6700 Data Processing Machine (1960s)

1967

Interdata Model 3 Control Computer

1967

Raytheon 703

1967

Raytheon RAC 250

1967

NCR Century 100

1968

UNIVAC 418 III

1968

UNIVAC 9400

1969

UNIVAC 1106

1969

DEC PDP 12

1969

Data Mate DM 16

1969

NCR Century 200

1969

DED PDP 11/20

1970

AC Electronics MAGIC 351

1970

AC Electronics MAGIC 341

1970

Raytheon 251

1970

Data General Nova 1200

1970

UNIVAC 1110

1971

Scientific Data Systems (SDS) 900

1971

Data General Nova 1220

1971

Data General NOVA

1972

DEC PDP 11/10

1972

Prime 100

1972

Prime 200

1972

Prime 300

1973

Data General Nova 850

1973

UNIVAC 90/30

1974

Raytheon RDS-500

1974

Data General Nova 3, and Nova 4

1975

UNIVAC 1900-32 CADE

1975

UNIVAC 1100/10, /12, /181,/20, /40

1975

DEC PDP 11/55

1975

Cray-1

1976

Data General Eclipse C/330

1976

NCR Criterion 8550

1976

Prime 400

1976

Fujitsu Facom 230

1976

IBM System/34

1976

NCR 8250

1977

UNIVAC 580(?) Process Control Computer

1977?

UNIVAC 1100/80

1978

UNIVAC 1100/60, /60 AVP, /61, 61 B1

1979

UNIVAC 1100/80A

1979

DEC PDP 11/23

1979

Prime 650

1979

CDC Cyber 302

1979

DEC PDP 11/44

1979

IBM 801

1979

Honeywell Bull DPS 7000

1979?

Wang VS 100 Minicomputer

1980

Dynabyte Control Computer

1980

CDC Cyber 205

1980

UNIVAC 1100/62,/63,/64,/70

1981

CDC Cyber 205

1981

Prime 850

1981

IBM System/38

1981

UNIVAC 1100/90, /91,/92,/93,/94

1982

CRAY XMP

1982

CRAY 1/M

1982

NAS 6630

1982

 CDC 875

1982

 Amdahl 580

1982

Prime 2250

1982

CRAY XMP/11

1983

Burroughs 2925

1983

PRIME 9950

1983

IBM System/36

 

IBM 3081

1984

IBM 4381

1985

SPERRY 2200/100

1985

NCUBE/10

1985

DEC VAX 8650

1985

Prime 9655

1985

UNISYS 5000/20,/40,/60

1986

UNISYS 2200/200

1986

UNISYS 5000/30,/50,/90

1986

IBM 9375

1986

PRIME 9755

1986

Data General Eclipse MV/7800

1986

UNISYS 1100/94

1987

Prime 6350

1987

UNISYS 2200/400

1988

UNISYS 1100/91,/92

1988

UNISYS 2200/600

1988

UNISYS 5000/35,/55, /85, /95

1988

UNISYS 6000/50

1988

UNISYS 7000

1988

HP 3000

1988

IBM 3090

1988

CDC Cyber 960

1988

CDC Cyber 994

1988

DEC VAX 8810

1988

CRAY YMP

1988

UNISYS 2200/600

1989

UNISYS 6000/70, /80

1989

UNISYS 6000/30

1989

DEC VAX 5800

1989

UNISYS 6000/10,/60,/ws

1990

UNISYS 2200/100

1990

UNISYS 2200/600 ES

1990

UNISYS 6080

1990

UNISYS 6000/35

1991

SUN SPARCserver 600

1991

DEC Alpha 21064

1992

Motorola

1994

DEC Alpha 21064A

1994

ASCI Supercomputer Option Red

1996

 

 

 

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