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== Dominion Preface ==
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==B5000==
==B5000==
The first member of the first series, the B5000,<ref name=B5000-21005/> was designed beginning in 1961 by a team under the leadership of [[Robert (Bob) Barton]]. It was a unique machine, well ahead of its time. It has been listed by the influential computing scientist [[John Mashey]] as one of the architectures that he admires the most. "I always thought it was one of the most innovative examples of combined hardware/software design I've seen, and far ahead of its time."<ref name=johnmashey>
The first member of the first series, the B5000,<ref name=B5000-21005/> was designed beginning in 1961 by a team under the leadership of [[:en:Robert S. Barton]]. It was a unique machine, well ahead of its time. It has been listed by the influential computing scientist [[John Mashey]] as one of the architectures that he admires the most. "I always thought it was one of the most innovative examples of combined hardware/software design I've seen, and far ahead of its time."<ref name=johnmashey>
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