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We are starting with a very limited list of goals; however, free free to add more (after discussion on the Talk: page, of course).
* To standardize classification of early computers into several different [[Wikipedia:Category|Categories]]. ISee use[[/Generations]] thefor followinga mentaldraft modelarticle ofon the "generations"stages of early electronic computers (the mechanical ones are a whole hierarch untocomputer themselves):development.
** ''Zeroth'': Electronic computing devices which were not true stored-program computers - [[Colossus computer]] (misnamed article), [[ENIAC]]
** ''First'': One-off tube computers: [[Pilot ACE]], [[Manchester Mark I]], [[EDSAC]], [[SEAC]], [[EDVAC]], [[IAS]], [[Whirlwind (computer)]], etc
** ''Second'': Early production tube machines: [[Ferranti Mark I]], [[DEUCE]], [[Univac]], [[ERA 1101]], [[IBM 701]]
** ''Third'': Mature production tube machines:
** ''Fourth'': Experimental transistor machines: [[TX-0]]
** ''Fifth'': Early production transistor computers: [[PDP-1]]
** ''Sixth'': Mature transistorized machines: [[PDP-6]], [[KA-10]]
** ''Seventh'': Experimental IC machines: [[MU-5]]
** ''Eighth'': Early production IC computers: [[PDP-8]], [[PDP-11/20]]
: I reckon that anything after that can't possibly be called an "early" computer!
==General strategy and discussion forums==
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