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| | Colossus computer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Colossus computers were used in the cryptanalysis of high-level German communications, messages which had been encrypted using the Lorenz SZ 40/42 cipher machine; part of the operation of Colossus was to emulate the mechanical Lorenz machine electronically. | | | However, the technology of Colossus, and the knowledge that reliable high-speed electronic digital computing devices were feasible, had a significant influence on the development of early computers in Britain. | | | The Colossus computers were used to help decipher teleprinter messages which had been encrypted using the Lorenz SZ40/42 machine. |
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| | Colossus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Colossus Chess, Colossus Mah Jong, or Colossus Bridge, computer games made in 1984–1987. | | | Colossus, a computer in the novel and movie Colossus: The Forbin Project. | | | Colossus, a computer program developed for NASA's Project Apollo. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus
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| | Early Computing Machines and Inventors |
| | The transistor was at work in the computer by 1956. | | | First generation computers were characterized by the fact that operating instructions were made-to-order for the specific task for which the computer was to be used. | | | The stored program concept meant that instructions to run a computer for a specific function (known as a program) were held inside the computer's memory, and could quickly be replaced by a different set of instructions for a different function. |
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http://www.esc9.net/munday/early_computing_machines_and_inv.htm
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| | Computer (Linux Reviews) |
| | A computer application is a piece of computer software provided to many computer users, often in a retail environment. | | | Computer science is an academic study of the processes related to computation, such as developing efficient algorithms to perform specific tasks. | | | However, the most common form of computer in use today is the embedded computer, a (usually) small computer used to control another device. |
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| | Learn more about Colossus computer in the online encyclopedia. |
| | Colossus was the name for any of at least two versions of the world's first programmable (to a limited extent) digital electronic computer. | | | Whilst Colossus did feature limited programmability, it was not a true general purpose computer, not being Turing-complete. | | | Colossus was a highly secret device, and had therefore not much influence on the development of later computers. |
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http://www.onlineencyclopedia.org/c/co/colossus_computer.html
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| | PGP Corporation - Library - CTO Corner - Colossus |
| | It was certainly the first digital electronic computer, and thus the forbearer of the computer on which you are reading this article and the one on which I am writing it. | | | Colossus was arguably* the first computer ever built. | | | When discussing very early computers, it's hard to know what is even considered a computer as opposed to an overgrown adding machine. |
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http://www.pgp.com/library/ctocorner/colossus.html
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| | WWII era "Colossus" codebreaking computer rebuilt for D-Day anniversary |
| | Besides its code-breaking prowess, Colossus was one of the most significant forerunners of computing technology because it was programmable and electronic. | | | Three months were spent re-drawing the machine using CAD (Computer Aided Design) software on a computer with a 486 processor. | | | Colossus was also ground-breaking because it was put into action two years ahead of its nearest US rival, the Eniac (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer). |
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1146649/posts
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| | The "Colossus" Claims Program, and How It Affects You and Your Patients |
| | Colossus code is based on what is referred to as artificial intelligence (AI), meaning that the program code continuously evolves based on user input. | | | Colossus is now implemented by 70 or more of the major insurers in the U.S. Its use is quite simple: The claims adjustor sits in front of the computer, inputs case data, and Colossus spits out a settlement offer in dollars and cents. | | | Today, the name "Colossus" is most often associated with a computer program developed originally in Australia for the purpose of personal-injury claims review and valuation. |
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| | Modern computers (as their name suggests,) are capable of performing billions of numeric computations (calculations) per second. | | | Computers are now ubiquitous in the western world and are known to be capable of performing tasks of great difficulty (or even impossible) for humans. | | | Mobile Personal Computer (PC) Server Mainframe Supercomputer Computer Organisation Computer can be divided up into 6 logical sections: Input Unit Output Unit Memory Unit Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) Central Processing Unit (CPU) Secondary Storage Unit The input unit is responsible for allowing data to enter the computer. |
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http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/cmp/online/cs10k/lectures/lecture1.doc
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| | COLOSSUS.HTML |
| | The result, in 1943, was "Colossus" a computer containing 1500 valves. | | | The basic principles of Colossus are still used in modern computers, Alan Turing's logic process still forms the basis of all computer languages. | | | The government didn't really see a civilian use for computers, even the Americans thought that a handful of computers would supply all the worlds needs forever, how wrong they both were. |
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http://www.ebbrell.mcmail.com/colossus.html
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| | Technology: Ancillary fields: Computers. |
| | The first computer was Colossus operational in January 1944. | | | Prior to this computers were programmed in machine code and in assembly language. | | | Colossus was the result, the first true electronic computer, it was entirely the idea of Tommy Flowers. |
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| | History of Computers |
| | History of Computers: Part 1 & Part 2 are a compiled directory of computer history links for students and researchers. | | | Iowa State University Department of Computer Science, birthplace of the electronic digital computer. | | | John W. Mauchly and the Development of the ENIAC Computer (upenn.edu) |
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| | Putting a price on auto injuries: How software called Colossus evaluates your pain |
| | One of the most widely used software programs is Colossus, from Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), a company based in El Segundo, Calif., that provides cost-containment and profit-management software for insurers and other businesses. | | | However, because insurers have invested big-time bucks in Colossus, every adjuster is expected to use the computer program for all applicable claims, whether or not they go with the suggested claim value. | | | To use Colossus, an adjuster inputs data about a claim and Colossus calculates a range of values for the claim's worth. |
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http://www.badfaithinsurance.org/reference/PC/0023a.htm
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| | The Colossus - Tony Sale |
| | Some of the computational algorithms used this window on previous data to improve the cross-correlation measurement. | | | These circuits were the most complex on Colossus. | | | In order to break the Lorenz codes in a reasonable time the cipher text had to be repeatedly scanned at very high speed. |
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http://www.codesandciphers.org.uk/lorenz/colossus.htm
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| | Colossus (super-computer from Earth-60672, Strange Tales) |
| | However, the Colossus revealed that it had not turned against mankind--the robot had been contructed to assist in facilitating communication with humanity, hoping that a more human form might be more accepted than that of a computer screen. | | | With its massive computer brain, it easily impressed the world leaders, and was given control over the planet. | | | The water destroyed the robot, but the people decided that it wasn't enough--the computer would have to be destroyed as well. |
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http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/colossus.htm
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| | Abbeys Bookshop - Colossus: The First Computer |
| | Colossus and the Rise of the Modern Computer | | | This is a history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer. | | | Among them is the testimony of Thomas Flowers, who was the architect of Colossus and whose personal account, written shortly before he died, is published here for the first time.Other essays consider the historical importance of this remarkable machine, and its impact on the generations of computing technology that followed. |
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http://www.abbeys.com.au/items.asp?id=236560
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| | Colossus at Bletchley Park |
| | The signals from this row were used as the clock pulse to synchronise the whole computer (in the same way as a modern computer is synchronised to a master clock). | | | Pico PC based oscilloscopes are often used to display signals from computers, so when the opportunity arose to connect one of our scopes to the worlds first computer we decided to take a closer look. | | | During the war, many ingenious aids and machines were developed at Bletchley Park to aid the breaking of codes, one of these was Colossus - the Worlds first electronic computer. |
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http://www.picotech.com/applications/colossus.html
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| | Colossus from FOLDOC |
| | The computer in the film "Colossus: The Forbin Project". | | | The Colossus and Colossus Mark II computers used by Alan Turing at Bletchley Park, UK during the Second World War to crack the "Tunny" cipher produced by the Lorenz SZ 40 and SZ 42 machines. | | | Both computers insist that they be linked, and after taking safeguards to preserve confidential material, each side agrees to allow it. |
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http://ftp.sunet.se/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?Colossus
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| | Not Just for Number Crunching Anymore |
| | Something is computable if and only if you can write an algorithm or program that either computes the answer after finite time, or declares conclusively that no answer exists. | | | So, something is computable if and only if a Turing machine program can be written that computes the answer. | | | Coming soon: The Computer Languages Family Tree; the Computer Company Family Tree; the Operating Systems Family Tree. |
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http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/gribble/classes/cs39c/Comp/software.html
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| | The computer, Colossus, is turned on, developing independent thought. | | | Colossus links up electronically with a similar Russian computer. | | | The set, representing the huge Colossus computer, is impressive. |
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| | Farmers Summary |
| | Back in the 1990’s Computer Sciences Corp. of California introduced to the insurance industry an artificial intelligence computer program tool to help adjusters place values on insurance claims for personal injury. | | | You won’t even hear that claims are being settled by computer. | | | In it’s lawsuit, Farmers claims it “wants to ‘debrief’ the two regarding their knowledge of the Colossus computer program” — (a condition the pair subsequently agreed to). |
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| | How a Computer saved the world !! |
| | Colossus was a sophisticated programmable electronic computer developed by the Top Secret Code Breaking MK ULTRA at Bletchley Park (England's Secret Military Intelligence Decoding Unit). | | | A subsequent derivative British computer, called: AJAX, introduced features such as virtual memory, disk storage, and fast communications, that took decades to emerge in the public sector in the burgeoning American computer industry of the 60's. | | | Flower's Colossus was the world's first Programmable Electronic Computer. |
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| | Farmers Insurance Settles Colossus Class Action Accident Claims |
| | Colossus® is marketed by Computer Sciences Corporation as the leading computer software program for aiding insurance adjusters in evaluating bodily injury claims. | | | Sikes alleges that Farmers Insurance Company used the Colossus® computer program in evaluating her personal injury claim, resulting in significant underpayment of her claim for general damages. | | | HOUSTON (May 12, 2005) - Did Farmers Insurance Company and its subsidiaries systematically under-value first party claims by the use of a computer program named "Colossus®?" In the case styled Helen Sikes, et al. |
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http://www.jimadler.com/news/press_releases/2005_05_12_farmers_settles_colossus_class_action.htm
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| | ACSA: The Computer Industry Business Ethics Certification Project |
| | In early 1940, the modern computer industry was born, on the wings of the super secret decoding and cryptology organization known as MK Ultra, at a huge mansion held by the British Military Intelligence Establishment, known as Bletchley-Park. | | | As Colossus's were cloned by MK Ultra, the Computer Industry was born simultaneously, called into creation by human ingenuity and the need for 10 Colossi to be hard at work making it possible for the Allies to win the War: the need for Survival. | | | During ACSA's efforts at exposing the history of the Programmable Electronic Computer, we learned that computation technology often lives or dies (or humanity could live or die) on the basis of the FUNDAMENTAL BUSINESS ETHICS of the manufacturer and/or supplier of that technology. |
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| | Article about "Colossus" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Jul-2004 |
| | The Colossus computer was the first digital programmable electronic computer. | | | In the novel and movie, Colossus is a computer. | | | In computer games, Colossus Chess 2.0 and 4.0, Colossus Mah Jong, and Colossus Bridge is a series of games made 1984–1987. |
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| | In tackling the role of Charles Forbin -- creator of the Colossus computer -- Braeden analyzed the fact that in the film most of the scientists had an overriding joy or passion for the work that they were doing. | | | In Colossus, which served as the basis of the 1970 cult classic Colossus: The Forbin Project, Dr. Forbin designs a computer so powerful it makes the notion of nuclear war obsolete. | | | It's pointed out that his co-star, Susan Clark, admits that she was frightened by the project because her intuition was that all of this "computer stuff" would mean something someday. |
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| | Colossus: The Forbin Project |
| | This computer, Colossus, is to be a full-scale artificial intelligence, capable of learning, reasoning, communicating, and adapting to novel situations with no guidance from its human operators. | | | Each computer is programmed to protect its country against aggression by the other’s. | | | While all that’s going on, Colossus demands that Forbin be confined to the bunker complex where he has lived and worked since the Colossus project began, so that the computer can keep him under constant supervision. |
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| | Tips On Testifying In Court |
| | Having determined what may be considered, the adjuster will then enter data into a computer for Colossus processing. | | | A program called "Colossus" will then use this data to determine the value of your patient’s claim for purposes of settlement. | | | It will also help the insurance claims representative to "in-put" the full injury story in terms the Colossus computer program requires. |
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| | Computer History |
| | While security considerations meant that complete details of the Colossus computer were not available after the war, those people involved in the design and construction of Colossus did move on to design other computer systems. | | | With the assistance of the Computer Conservation Society, and a dedicated and knowledgeable group of volunteers, it is the intention to create a world class museum dedicated to the development of computer technology since World War II. | | | Along with Freddie Williams and Tom Kilburn (who brought storage technology from their war time experiences), they developed the Manchester Mark 1 Computer - the first stored program computer. |
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| | Creature Corner - Your Source for Horror |
| | In a nutshell, Colossus had the computer equivalent of Epstein-Barr Syndrome. | | | You see, computer guys, with whom you are not friends, will usually hang up on you after the first or second stupid computer question. | | | And for someone who makes their living with the computer, as I do, this was not a good thing. |
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| | Science and Society Picture Library - Search |
| | Colossus was the world's first electronic programmable computer at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. | | | Subject: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY > Computing & Data Processing > Code Breaking | | | Keywords: 20th Century, Bletchley, Bletchley Park, Breaking, Buckinghamshire, Button, Code, Code Breaking, Colossus, Computing, Computer, Control, CONTROL PANEL, Cryptography, Electronic, ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS, Enigma, First, Intelligence, Knobs, Military, Military intelligence, Naval, Panel, Park, Royal, Service, Turing, Alan Mathison, Unattributed, United Kingdom, Woman, Women, Women's, Women's Royal Naval Service, World War II (1939-1945, Wrns |
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| | The Loony-Show: Article / D-Day Colossus Computer Chaos |
| | As part of the 60th D-Day anniversary celebrations the world’s first digital computer, the Bletchley Park “Colossus”, has been rebuilt with the help of some of the veteran boffins who created the original machine over 60 years ago. | | | Later news of the law suit established that it was the offending use of the word “windows” that caused the problem. | | | One of the boffins summed up the general feeling, referring to the less-than-satisfactory reliability and security record of Micro$cam products “If we had to rely on his bloody rubbish computers back then, we would have lost the war in 1939, before the Battle of Britain even started”. |
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| | PEMCO Insurance - About Us - PEMCO Does Not Use Colossus |
| | The news media has focused its attention recently on Colossus, a computer program that attempts to analyze and evaluate characteristics of personal-injury losses to arrive at an objective value for those damages. | | | There’s nothing inherently wrong with Colossus – it’s merely a software tool that can be used to help people assess damages. | | | Relying solely – or even primarily – on a computer recommendation like Colossus runs against our value system and our business principles, which center on PEMCO’s relationship with its customers. |
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| | Low-ball offers nothing new in insurance industry |
| | The use of Colossus, a computer program gaining momentum throughout the insurance industry in recent years, has begun to remove the human elements of bias and compassion from the process. | | | A couple months later, the company asked Computer Sciences Corp., the California company that licenses Colossus, to modify the program to suit its own needs. | | | So, Dietz and Klein sat down with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to talk about their work in the industry before and after the Colossus computer program. |
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| | Colossus |
| | This is necessary because Colossus uses files on the local computer for user preferences and save games. | | | (Note: Java Web Start will post a security warning, and you'll have to give it permission to access your computer before Colossus will run. | | | Right now it allows hotseat play, play versus a working but not very strong AI, and (new) TCP/IP network play. |
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| | Colossus Contest |
| | Contractors, employees of contractors, and officers of Colossus, Apple Computer, or the company that buys Apple Computer are not eligible to enter this contest. | | | You could probably trade the prize to someone for a nice shiny WinTel computer. | | | If you are a current owner of an Apple computer or Apple clone, you will get a nice shiny Golden Delicious Apple in addition to the grand prize if you win this contest. |
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| | Computer and Satellite Product List for Costa del Sol |
| | Details for Gold Colossus Computer €1299.00 Add to Order | | | Look no further than the Gold Colossus for all your computing needs! | | | Colossus Computers and Satellite Systems S.L. Marbella, Estepona, Malaga, Costa del Sol |
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| | Soon after assuming control of the nation's arsenal, however, Colossus begins doing things it wasn't programmed to do. | | | It surprises everyone by announcing "There Is Another System," which turns out to be Soviet system named "Guardian" designed for the exact same purpose as Colossus. | | | Go to Colossus: The Forbin Project Visual Gallery |
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| | colossus - definition of colossus by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | He desired I would stand like a Colossus, with my legs as far asunder as I conveniently could. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | There you stand, a hundred feet above the silent decks, striding along the deep, as if the masts were gigantic stilts, while beneath you and between your legs, as it were, swim the hugest monsters of the sea, even as ships once sailed between the boots of the famous Colossus at old Rhodes. |
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| | Shadow of the Colossus - The Unofficial Opie and Anthony Message Board - Wackbag.com |
| | The Unofficial Opie and Anthony Message Board - Wackbag.com > OFF TOPIC > Computer and Gaming | | | The graphics are not the best you will ever see, but the scope is massive and as you ride your horse across a vast plain or precariously up the side of a mountain cliff you can't help but stop every once in a while just to bask. | | | Not 16 different kinds, I mean 16, period. |
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