Title :
Facit and the BESK Boys: Sweden´s computer industry (1956-1962)
Author_Institution :
Uppsala Univ., Sweden
Abstract :
In 1956, the Swedish office equipment company Facit embarked on a plan to produce large-scale computers for the Swedish and Western European markets. The plan involved recruiting several top engineers known as the BESK Boys, who developed a computer for Facit that briefly was the world´s fastest. Circumstances, however, ultimately worked against Facit.
Keywords :
DP industry; history; BESK Boys; Facit; Sweden computer industry; Western European markets; engineer recruitment; large-scale computers; office equipment company; Aerospace industry; Companies; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Industrial accidents; Large-scale systems; Manufacturing industries; Marketing and sales; Production; Recruitment; BESK; Facit; Swedish computer industry; managerial failure; office machines; technological failure;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2005.60
