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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
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* 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]]
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** [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
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** [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
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* [https://vipclubmn.org/ VIP Club - Information Technology (IT) Pioneers] - contains a wealth of Univac-related content
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** [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