Remington Rand - Revision history

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'''Remington Rand''' was an early manufacturer of computers, perhaps best known for the production of the [[UNIVAC I]], the first American commercial computer. like their competitor [[International Business Machines]], they were originally a business machine manufacturer, dating back to the pre-[[electronic]] era. Again like IBM, they were created from the merger of several smaller companies; in 1927, in Remington Rand's case.

Remington Rand's first step into the world of computers was the acquisition of the failing (in business terms, not technical ones) [[Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation]], in 1950. They followed that with the acquisition of the equally path-breaking [[Engineering Research Associates]], in 1952. Remington Rand shortly thereafter merged with Sperry to form [[Sperry Rand]].

==Further reading==

* Arthur Lawrence Norberg; ''Computers and Commerce: A Study of Technology and Management at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, Engineering Research Associates, and Remington Rand''; MIT Press, Cambridge, 2005

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 Like their competitor [[International Business Machines]], they were originally a business machine manufacturer, dating back to the pre-[[electronic]] era. Again like IBM, they were created from the merger of several smaller companies (among them Remington Typewriter, and Rand Kardex, an early provider of [[punched card|card]]-based information retrieval systems); in 1927, in Remington Rand's case.
-Remington Rand's first step into the world of computers was the acquisition of the failing (in business terms, not technical ones) [[Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation]], in 1950. (That was then renamed the [[Remington Rand Univac|Univac]] division of Remington Rand, after its famous computer, the UNIVAC I.) They followed that with the acquisition of the equally path-breaking [[Engineering Research Associates]], in 1952. Remington Rand shortly thereafter merged with Sperry to form [[Sperry Rand]], which was still later merged into [[Unisys]].
+Remington Rand's first step into the world of computers was the acquisition of the failing (in business terms, not technical ones) [[Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation]], in 1950. (That was then renamed the [[Remington Rand Univac|Univac]] division of Remington Rand, after its famous computer, the [[UNIVAC I]].) They followed that with the acquisition of the equally path-breaking [[Engineering Research Associates]], in 1952. Remington Rand shortly thereafter merged with Sperry to form [[Sperry Rand]], which was still later merged into [[Unisys]].
 ==Further reading==

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 * [https://exhibits.stanford.edu/feigenbaum/catalog/wv368zr4169 ''A History Of Sperry Rand Corporation''], Sperry Rand, 1967 - covers the early history of Remington Rand in the beginning section <!-- https://archive.org/details/STANFORDUAHistoryOfSperryRandCorporation2005/page/n1/mode/1up -->
 * Arthur Lawrence Norberg; ''Computers and Commerce: A Study of Technology and Management at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, Engineering Research Associates, and Remington Rand''; MIT Press, Cambridge, 2005 - covers the early history of Remington Rand in Chapter 5
-* James W. Cortada, ''Before the Computer: IBM, NCR, Burroughs, and Remington Rand and the Industry They Created, 1865-1956'', Princeton University, Princeton, 1993 -
+* James W. Cortada, ''Before the Computer: IBM, NCR, Burroughs, and Remington Rand and the Industry They Created, 1865-1956'', Princeton University, Princeton, 1993
 * Lars Heide, ''Punched-Card Systems and the Early Information Explosion, 1880-1945'', Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 2009
 * George T. Gray, Ronald Q. Smith, ''Unisys Computers: An Introductory History'', 2008 - much Remington Rand (UNIVAC) content
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 * James W. Cortada, ''Before the Computer: IBM, NCR, Burroughs, and Remington Rand and the Industry They Created, 1865-1956'', Princeton University, Princeton, 1993 -
 * Lars Heide, ''Punched-Card Systems and the Early Information Explosion, 1880-1945'', Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 2009
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-'''Remington Rand''' was an early manufacturer of computers, perhaps best known for the production of the [[UNIVAC I]], the first American commercial computer. like their competitor [[International Business Machines]], they were originally a business machine manufacturer, dating back to the pre-[[electronic]] era. Again like IBM, they were created from the merger of several smaller companies; in 1927, in Remington Rand's case.
+'''Remington Rand''' was, through its acquired subsidiaries, an early manufacturer of computers, perhaps best known for the production of the [[UNIVAC I]], the first American commercial computer.
-Remington Rand's first step into the world of computers was the acquisition of the failing (in business terms, not technical ones) [[Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation]], in 1950. (That was then renamed the [[Univac]] division of Remington Rand, after its famous computer, the [[UNIVAC I]].) They followed that with the acquisition of the equally path-breaking [[Engineering Research Associates]], in 1952. Remington Rand shortly thereafter merged with Sperry to form [[Sperry Rand]], which was still later merged into [[Unisys]].
+Like their competitor [[International Business Machines]], they were originally a business machine manufacturer, dating back to the pre-[[electronic]] era. Again like IBM, they were created from the merger of several smaller companies (among them Remington Typewriter, and Rand Kardex, an early provider of [[punched card|card]]-based information retrieval systems); in 1927, in Remington Rand's case.
 ==Further reading==
-* Nancy B. Stern, ''From ENIAC to UNIVAC: An Appraisal of the Eckert-Mauchly Computers'', Digital Press, Bedford, 1981
+* [https://exhibits.stanford.edu/feigenbaum/catalog/wv368zr4169 ''A History Of Sperry Rand Corporation''], Sperry Rand, 1967 - covers the early history of Remington Rand in the beginning section <!-- https://archive.org/details/STANFORDUAHistoryOfSperryRandCorporation2005/page/n1/mode/1up -->
-* Arthur Lawrence Norberg; ''Computers and Commerce: A Study of Technology and Management at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, Engineering Research Associates, and Remington Rand''; MIT Press, Cambridge, 2005
+* Arthur Lawrence Norberg; ''Computers and Commerce: A Study of Technology and Management at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, Engineering Research Associates, and Remington Rand''; MIT Press, Cambridge, 2005 - covers the early history of Remington Rand in Chapter 5
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 '''Remington Rand''' was an early manufacturer of computers, perhaps best known for the production of the [[UNIVAC I]], the first American commercial computer. like their competitor [[International Business Machines]], they were originally a business machine manufacturer, dating back to the pre-[[electronic]] era. Again like IBM, they were created from the merger of several smaller companies; in 1927, in Remington Rand's case.
-Remington Rand's first step into the world of computers was the acquisition of the failing (in business terms, not technical ones) [[Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation]], in 1950. They followed that with the acquisition of the equally path-breaking [[Engineering Research Associates]], in 1952. Remington Rand shortly thereafter merged with Sperry to form [[Sperry Rand]].
+Remington Rand's first step into the world of computers was the acquisition of the failing (in business terms, not technical ones) [[Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation]], in 1950. (That was then renamed the [[Univac]] division of Remington Rand, after its famous computer, the [[UNIVAC I]].) They followed that with the acquisition of the equally path-breaking [[Engineering Research Associates]], in 1952. Remington Rand shortly thereafter merged with Sperry to form [[Sperry Rand]], which was still later merged into [[Unisys]].
 ==Further reading==

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	* Arthur Lawrence Norberg; ''Computers and Commerce: A Study of Technology and Management at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, Engineering Research Associates, and Remington Rand''; MIT Press, Cambridge, 2005		* Arthur Lawrence Norberg; ''Computers and Commerce: A Study of Technology and Management at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, Engineering Research Associates, and Remington Rand''; MIT Press, Cambridge, 2005

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