DocumentCode
1185697
Title
Sperry Rand´s first-generation computers, 1955-1960: hardware and software
Author
Gray, George T. ; Smith, Ronald Q.
Volume
26
Issue
4
fYear
2004
Firstpage
20
Lastpage
34
Abstract
Sperry Rand Corporation was formed in 1955 by the merger of Remington Rand and Sperry Gyroscope. Remington Rand was an early entrant in the computer industry through its acquisitions of Engineering Research Associates and Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation. The article describes the major vacuum tube computers and the supporting software developed by Sperry Rand during the later 1950s.
Keywords
DP industry; computer software; computers; history; Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation; Sperry Rand Corporation; Sperry Rand first-generation computer; computer hardware; computer industry; computer software; vacuum tube computer; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Consumer electronics; Corporate acquisitions; Electron tubes; Gyroscopes; Hardware; Marine vehicles; Marketing and sales; Time sharing computer systems;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2004.34
Filename
1369138
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