Talk:Stored-program computer

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ARC2/ APE(X)C

The article says that the ARC2 came online in May 1948. But did it run a stored program? The article about the development of the APE(X)C says that it wasn't completed until June 1952.

Early British Computers, by S. Lavington, page 63 says that the APE(R)C - different from the APE(X)C, I believe - "was operating with limited storage in July 1952." It doesn't mention the APE(X)C. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 01:29, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"The Development of Computer Programming in Britan (1945-1955)" by Martin Cambell-Kelly, in Annals of the History of Computing", vol 4, #2, lists APEXC as 1953. But I need to read the whole article to see what it says about APEXC. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 01:11, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

So, like today's computers?

It sounds like pretty much every computer today would fit into this category. Shouldn't there be a mention of that in the article? flarn2006 [u t c] time: 20:47, 9 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Dicklyon (talk) 06:55, 10 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I know, every general-purpose one built since the late 1940s. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 07:49, 10 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]