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| − | + | '''Remington Rand Univac''' (usually referred to simply as '''Univac''') was the name adopted by the [[Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation]], after it had been taken over as a division of [[Remington Rand]]; the name was almost certainly was taken from the well-known [[UNIVAC I]], the first American commercial computer, which had been created by Eckert-Mauchly. After [[Engineering Research Associates]] was acquired by Remington Rand, it too was folded (somewhat turbulently) into the Univac division. | |
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| + | ==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 | ||
| + | * David E. Lundstrom, ''A Few Good Men from Univac'', MIT Press, July 1987 - excellent work which covers the entire story, from the ERA side | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/ Univac] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/PX1477_Univac_Products_St_Paul_1947_to_1959_Dec59.pdf Univac Products - St. Paul] - survey of all the Univac products, including those created by ERA | ||
| + | ** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/AnnotBibliog_1956.pdf Large Scale Digital Computers: An Annotated Bibliography] - a thorough listing of contemporary publications prepared by Remington Rand Univac in 1956 | ||
| + | * [https://vipclubmn.org/ VIP Club - Information Technology (IT) Pioneers] - contains a wealth of Univac-related content | ||
| + | ** [https://vipclubmn.org/Articles/UnivacComputersI'veKnown.pdf Univac Computers I Have Known] - interesting first-person history | ||
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Revision as of 01:41, 1 June 2025
Remington Rand Univac (usually referred to simply as Univac) was the name adopted by the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, after it had been taken over as a division of Remington Rand; the name was almost certainly was taken from the well-known UNIVAC I, the first American commercial computer, which had been created by Eckert-Mauchly. After Engineering Research Associates was acquired by Remington Rand, it too was folded (somewhat turbulently) into the Univac division.
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
- David E. Lundstrom, A Few Good Men from Univac, MIT Press, July 1987 - excellent work which covers the entire story, from the ERA side
External links
- Univac - documentation at Bitsavers
- Univac Products - St. Paul - survey of all the Univac products, including those created by ERA
- Large Scale Digital Computers: An Annotated Bibliography - a thorough listing of contemporary publications prepared by Remington Rand Univac in 1956
- VIP Club - Information Technology (IT) Pioneers - contains a wealth of Univac-related content
- Univac Computers I Have Known - interesting first-person history
