DocumentCode
1215452
Title
Before the B5000: Burroughs computers, 1951-1963
Author
Gray, George T. ; Smith, Ronald Q.
Volume
25
Issue
2
fYear
2003
Firstpage
50
Lastpage
61
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2003.1203058
Filename
1203058
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