In July 1949 IBM invited Williams to the United States on an all-expenses-paid trip to discuss the licensed several of the patented ideas developed for the machine, including the Williams tube, in the design of its own 701 and 702 computers.
In July 1949 IBM invited Williams to the United States on an all-expenses-paid trip to discuss the Mark 1's design. The company subsequently licensed several of the patented ideas developed for the machine, including the Williams tube, in the design of its own 701 and 702 computers.