Title :
Before the B5000: Burroughs computers, 1951-1963
Author :
Gray, George T. ; Smith, Ronald Q.
Abstract :
Like many companies entering the computer industry, Burroughs began by working on US government contracts. Once sufficient expertise had been gained, the company entered the general-purpose computer market. The Datatron computer, obtained through the ElectroData Corporation acquisition, was a modest success in the late 1950s; however, pioneering work on transistor computers for military contracts was not immediately transferred to the commercial marketplace.
Keywords :
general purpose computers; history; B5000; Burroughs Computers; Burroughs laboratory computer; Datatron computer; ElectroData Corporation acquisition; Unitized Digital Electronic Computer; computer industry; fixed-point decimal arithmetic; general-purpose computer market; transistor computers; Business; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Contracts; Laboratories; Military computing; Military equipment; Radar; Telephony; US Government;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2003.1203058
