Misplaced Pages

UNIVAC: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 23:29, 30 December 2004 editJerryseinfeld (talk | contribs)13,086 edits →External links← Previous edit Revision as of 23:15, 8 March 2005 edit undoGunter (talk | contribs)2,291 edits UNVIAC not UnivacNext edit →
Line 1: Line 1:
The ] company '''Univac''' began as the "business" computer division of ] formed by the purchase of the ] in ]. (EMCC was the company founded by, and named after, the two inventors/architects of the ].) The ] company '''UNIVAC''' began as the "business" computer division of ] formed by the purchase of the ] in ]. (EMCC was the company founded by, and named after, the two inventors/architects of the ].)


==History and structure== ==History and structure==
] ]


The most famous Univac product was the ] ] of ]. It came into the limelight with a bang when it predicted the outcome of the U.S. presidential election the following year. The most famous UNIVAC product was the ] ] of ]. It came into the limelight with a bang when it predicted the outcome of the U.S. presidential election the following year.


In ] or ] Remington Rand merged their tabulating machine division in ], the ] "scientific" computer division, and the Univac "business" computer division into a single division under the '''Univac''' name. In ] or ] Remington Rand merged their tabulating machine division in ], the ] "scientific" computer division, and the UNIVAC "business" computer division into a single division under the '''UNIVAC''' name.


In ] Remington Rand merged with '']'' to become ''Sperry Rand''. The Univac division of Remington Rand was renamed '''Sperry Univac'''. In ] Remington Rand merged with '']'' to become ''Sperry Rand''. The UNIVAC division of Remington Rand was renamed '''Sperry UNIVAC'''.


Univac was one of the eight major ] companies (with ] - the largest, ], ], ], ], ] and ]) through most of the ]. UNIVAC was one of the eight major ] companies (with ] - the largest, ], ], ], ], ] and ]) through most of the ].


In ] Sperry Rand decided to concentrate on its computing interests and unrelated divisions were sold. The company dropped the ''Rand'' from its title and reverted back to ''Sperry Corporation''. In ] Sperry Rand decided to concentrate on its computing interests and unrelated divisions were sold. The company dropped the ''Rand'' from its title and reverted back to ''Sperry Corporation''.

Revision as of 23:15, 8 March 2005

The American company UNIVAC began as the "business" computer division of Remington Rand formed by the purchase of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (EMCC) in 1950. (EMCC was the company founded by, and named after, the two inventors/architects of the ENIAC.)

History and structure

Univac® Sperry Rand label

The most famous UNIVAC product was the UNIVAC I mainframe computer of 1951. It came into the limelight with a bang when it predicted the outcome of the U.S. presidential election the following year.

In 1953 or 1954 Remington Rand merged their tabulating machine division in Norwalk, Connecticut, the Engineering Research Associates "scientific" computer division, and the UNIVAC "business" computer division into a single division under the UNIVAC name.

In 1955 Remington Rand merged with Sperry Corporation to become Sperry Rand. The UNIVAC division of Remington Rand was renamed Sperry UNIVAC.

UNIVAC was one of the eight major computer companies (with IBM - the largest, Burroughs, Scientific Data Systems, Control Data Corporation, General Electric, RCA and Honeywell) through most of the 1960s.

In 1978 Sperry Rand decided to concentrate on its computing interests and unrelated divisions were sold. The company dropped the Rand from its title and reverted back to Sperry Corporation.

In 1986 Sperry Corporation merged with Burroughs Corporation to become Unisys.

See also

External links

UNIVAC® has been, over the years, a registered trademark of Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, Remington Rand Corporation, Sperry Rand Corporation, Sperry Corporation, and Unisys Corporation.

Category: