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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 | + | '''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 | + | 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. |
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| + | 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== | ==Further reading== | ||
| − | * | + | * [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 |
| + | * 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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Latest revision as of 18:12, 1 June 2025
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.
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 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 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
- A History Of Sperry Rand Corporation, Sperry Rand, 1967 - covers the early history of Remington Rand in the beginning section
- 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 -
- Lars Heide, Punched-Card Systems and the Early Information Explosion, 1880-1945, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 2009
