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'''Computer Control Corporation''' (often referred to as '''CCC''' or '''3C''' for short) was a company which made [[minicomputer]]s, the 'DDP' families. (DDP means 'digital data processor'.) They included the first 16-bit [[minicomputer]], of the [[Series 16]] family. | '''Computer Control Corporation''' (often referred to as '''CCC''' or '''3C''' for short) was a company which made [[minicomputer]]s, the 'DDP' families. (DDP means 'digital data processor'.) They included the first 16-bit [[minicomputer]], of the [[Series 16]] family. | ||
| − | CCC was formed in Massachusetts in | + | CCC was formed in Massachusetts in 1952 by a group of ex-[[Raytheon]] engineers. They were involved in several US government projects in the military and space fields, as well as working in the commercial process control area. In 1959, Ben Kessel became president of CCC, and moved it to Framingham. He was an engineer who had been educated at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], and then worked for Raytheon, and at what later became NASA. |
[[Honeywell]] bought the company in 1966, and it was renamed to Honeywell's 'Computer Control Division'; they remained a separate division until 1970. At that point, Honeywell bought [[General Electric]]'s computer business, and decided to concentrate on large [[time-sharing]] computers. | [[Honeywell]] bought the company in 1966, and it was renamed to Honeywell's 'Computer Control Division'; they remained a separate division until 1970. At that point, Honeywell bought [[General Electric]]'s computer business, and decided to concentrate on large [[time-sharing]] computers. | ||
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* Gardner Hendrie [https://tcm.computerhistory.org/reports/TCMReportSpring1986.pdf ''A Personal Odyssey: From the First 16·bit Mini to Fault Tolerant Computers''], in [[Computer History Museum|Computer Museum ]] Report, Vol. 15, Spring 1986 | * Gardner Hendrie [https://tcm.computerhistory.org/reports/TCMReportSpring1986.pdf ''A Personal Odyssey: From the First 16·bit Mini to Fault Tolerant Computers''], in [[Computer History Museum|Computer Museum ]] Report, Vol. 15, Spring 1986 | ||
* Robert C. Baron, ''What Was It Like Orville? Some Observations on the Early Space Program'', Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, 2002 - focuses on CCC's work with NASA, but also covers the company and their computers | * Robert C. Baron, ''What Was It Like Orville? Some Observations on the Early Space Program'', Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, 2002 - focuses on CCC's work with NASA, but also covers the company and their computers | ||
| − | * Robert L. Massard, ''Digital Pioneering: Raytheon's RAYDAC Computer 1948-1957 and Computer Control Company 1953-1966'', self-published, 2007 - basically a scrap-book of relevant documents from other sources | + | * Robert L. Massard, ''Digital Pioneering: Raytheon's RAYDAC Computer 1948-1957 and Computer Control Company 1953-1966'', self-published, Wellesley Hills, 2007 - basically a scrap-book of relevant documents from other sources |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [http://www.ddp116.org/ The 3C Legacy Project] | * [http://www.ddp116.org/ The 3C Legacy Project] | ||
** [http://www.ddp116.org/products.html 3C Products and Services] - many brochures | ** [http://www.ddp116.org/products.html 3C Products and Services] - many brochures | ||
| + | * [https://apollo11space.com/apollo-mission-simulators-computer-control-companys-ddp-224/ Apollo Mission Simulators & Computer Control Company’s DDP-224] - also briefly covers the DDP-116 | ||
* Oral histories of several founders of CCC | * Oral histories of several founders of CCC | ||
** [https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102658034/ Robert Brooks] | ** [https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102658034/ Robert Brooks] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:10, 21 July 2025
Computer Control Corporation (often referred to as CCC or 3C for short) was a company which made minicomputers, the 'DDP' families. (DDP means 'digital data processor'.) They included the first 16-bit minicomputer, of the Series 16 family.
CCC was formed in Massachusetts in 1952 by a group of ex-Raytheon engineers. They were involved in several US government projects in the military and space fields, as well as working in the commercial process control area. In 1959, Ben Kessel became president of CCC, and moved it to Framingham. He was an engineer who had been educated at MIT, and then worked for Raytheon, and at what later became NASA.
Honeywell bought the company in 1966, and it was renamed to Honeywell's 'Computer Control Division'; they remained a separate division until 1970. At that point, Honeywell bought General Electric's computer business, and decided to concentrate on large time-sharing computers.
Further reading
- Gardner Hendrie A Personal Odyssey: From the First 16·bit Mini to Fault Tolerant Computers, in Computer Museum Report, Vol. 15, Spring 1986
- Robert C. Baron, What Was It Like Orville? Some Observations on the Early Space Program, Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, 2002 - focuses on CCC's work with NASA, but also covers the company and their computers
- Robert L. Massard, Digital Pioneering: Raytheon's RAYDAC Computer 1948-1957 and Computer Control Company 1953-1966, self-published, Wellesley Hills, 2007 - basically a scrap-book of relevant documents from other sources
External links
- ComputerControlCompany - documentation at Bitsavers (extensive)
- The 3C Legacy Project
- 3C Products and Services - many brochures
- Apollo Mission Simulators & Computer Control Company’s DDP-224 - also briefly covers the DDP-116
- Oral histories of several founders of CCC
