Computing Dictionary
General Electric definition
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)
