Title :
Coming to grips with Univac
Author :
Johnson, Lyle R.
Abstract :
When it made successful use of magnetic tape, the Univac I pioneered the way for federal and commercial applications with extensive files. But pioneering posed many challenges because technology barely supported the production and introduction of electronic computers. This article is a recollection of efforts the US Air Force made to accommodate and use the first Univac moved out of the factory.
Keywords :
digital computers; history; magnetic tapes; US Air Force; Univac I; electronic computers; magnetic tape; Application software; Force measurement; Marine technology; Mathematical model; Military computing; Oceans; Production facilities; Radar tracking; Sea measurements; Statistics; Marshall K. Wood; Pentagon Univac II; Project SCOOP; Simplex method; Uniservo; Univac; Univac Serial 2; Univac factory; Univac maintenance;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2006.27
