DocumentCode
1406167
Title
The UNIVAC Tube Program
Author
Hinkelman, Thomas D. ; Kraus, Max H.
Author_Institution
Eckert-Mauchly Division, Remington Rand, Inc., Philadelphia, Penna.
Issue
3
fYear
1953
Firstpage
8
Lastpage
12
Abstract
This paper presents the history of the tube program evolved for the UNIVAC system. It shows that reliable performance of vacuum tubes in large scale computers can be achieved by an integrated program, starting with design and initial tube selection, and covering pre-installation process-and marginal checking. Performance data on four UNIVACS are used to illustrate the success of the program, with data on UNIVAC # 1 covering 16,000 hours of operation.
Keywords
Aging; Cathodes; Circuits; Computer aided manufacturing; Electron tubes; History; Inspection; Large-scale systems; Life testing; Vacuum systems;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronic Computers, Transactions of the I.R.E. Professional Group on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2168-1740
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/IREPGELC.1953.5407733
Filename
5407733
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