<company> (GE) A US company that manufactured computers from
1956 until 1970, when it sold its computer division to
Honeywell and left the computer business. Notable GE
computers were the GE-265, which supported the Dartmouth
Time-sharing System (DTSS), and the GE-645 used for
Multics development.
See also GCOS.
Not to be confused with the General Electric Company (GEC) in
the UK (where FOLDOC's first seeds were sown).
(2002-02-27)
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