Science Museum visit, 2005

Ferranti Pegasus

Flash forward to the 1950s, when valve computers were the state of the art. The Science Museum has a Ferranti Pegasus computer, probably the last surviving operational valve computer. These beasts were among the first commercial computers, sold to businesses and operable by office staff. They cost around £45,000, which even today is a lot, but back then would've bought 40 houses.

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