university of utah 1 ibm “business machines” -punch cards -electromechanical calculators slow...
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of Utah
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IBM
• “business machines”- punch cards- electromechanical calculators
• slow introduction of electronic machines
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of Utah
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IBM 701
• Marketing- 1954 election prediction- English/Russian translation
• 19 systems installed!
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of Utah
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Sell or rent?
• IBM rented, not sold, their computers
• UNIVAC sold, not rented.
• Advantages?
• Disadvantages?
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of Utah
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ERA
• Ran out of money• Bought out by Remington Rand
- same people who bought UNIVAC!- Marketed 1103 for science- UNIVAC for business
conflict of interest?
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of Utah
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Notice a Pattern?
1.New company experiments with new technology
2.Runs out of money3.Bought by established company as easy
path to new business
This is not a new phenomenon!
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of Utah
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LGP-30
• Librascope/General Precision- famous drum computer- cheap ($30,000)- small (desk-size)
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of Utah
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IBM 650
• IBM's drum machine• 1000 installed!• Discount price for universities
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of Utah
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Computer sales
• BINAC: 1• UNIVAC: 46• IBM 701: 19• LGP-30: 400• Bendix G-15: 400• IBM 650: 1000
University
of Utah
2020
2 Reminders and 1 Announcement
• Enigma homework due tonight at 7:30pm• ENIAC assignment due next Friday!• No school on Monday