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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 GE265 which supported the DartmouthTime-sharing System (DTSS), and the GE645 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)