Title :
Sperry Rand´s transistor computers
Author :
Gray, George ; Smith, Ron
Author_Institution :
CCC IB Archives, Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Sperry Rand Corporation was an early entry in the computer industry through its acquisitions of Engineering Research Associates and Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation. It produced some of the first transistor computers for military applications, but it experienced great difficulty in producing transistor computers for the general-purpose computing market. The paper describes the major transistor computers Sperry Rand developed
Keywords :
digital computers; history; Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation; Engineering Research Associates; Sperry Rand Corporation transistor computers; computer industry; general-purpose computing market; military applications; Application software; Computer applications; Computer industry; Decision support systems; Fiber reinforced plastics; Military computing;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
