In the 1950s, the UNIVAC mainframe became synonymous with the term "computer." For a generation of TV watchers in the 1950s, UNIVAC <i>was</i> America's first computer. But a recent biography of one ...

There are two UNIVAC 1219B computers that have survived since the 1960s and one of them is even operational. [Nathan Farlow] wanted to run a Minecraft server on it, so he did. After a lot of work, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Engineers J. Presper Eckert and John ...

To enter data onto magnetic tapes used for processing data on the UNIVAC I, operators used this device, called the Unityper II. It is a modified Remington electric typewriter, equipped with electronic ...

BOISE, Idaho — Most people these days walk around with a personal computer in their purse, or pocket, or in their hands. Computers have come a long way and gotten quite a bit smaller than they used to ...

While the UNIVAC I is often cited as the first commercial computer, the British ________ Mark I, named for the firm that made it, was delivered to Manchester University in February 1951, a few weeks ...

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