Archive of Computer History Archives Project ("CHAP")

050921 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Computer History-- Data Processing: An excellent 1972 educational film introduces “Data Processing” with scenes of adding machines, IBM System/360-65 mainframe, IBM 2401 magnetic tape machines, Control Data Corporation (CDC) image scanner; Burroughs Punch Tape Reader and MICR/OCR, Control Data Corporation’s CDC 160 computer and much more equipment. Color, run time 12 minutes. For 2K and 4K stock footage, visit: http://www.periscopefilm.com INDEX to many machines identified: 00:07 Burroughs adding machine 00:43 Paper filing methods 00:43 IBM Selectric Typewriter 00:45 ADDO-X paper tape calculator (by AB Addo) 00:49 Automatic Page Collating Machine 00:57 Xerox 2400 Photocopier 01:05 IBM 029 Keypunch Machine (card punch) 02:00 IBM Card Sorter 02:41 IBM Model 188 Collator of 1961; IBM 602-A Calculating Punch Machine 03:18 IBM Accounting Machine Model 407 ? 05:21 IBM System/360 model 65 mainframe 06:40 IBM Plug Board Program (examples) 07:41 IBM 2401 Mag Tape Machine; Computer Light Panel (blinking) 07:50 Operator adjusting IBM tape machines 09:30 Magnetic Disk 10:20 Optical Scanner; Paper Tape Punch/Reader (Burroughs); Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) (Burroughs Corporation) 11:54 Viatron System 21 Terminals 11:15 Views of the Data Center and Personnel; Electrical Power Station Control Center; CDC 160A Console and tape drives END Notes:Some of the punch card scenes were filmed at the Statistical Tabulating Corporation (“STC”) a large computer data processing service bureau during the 1960’s-1970’s. STC later sold its business to Automatic Data Processing (“ADP”) in 1980. https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

120521 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Computer History IBM: A Rare look at IBM 610 Auto-Point Computer of 1957. Sometimes called “IBM’s First Personal Computer.” The IBM 610 was a general-purpose, vacuum tube computer developed for industrial & engineering applications. Originally called the "Personal Automatic Computer," designed in 1948, and called “Auto-Point” because it allowed automatic handling of the decimal point within the memory registers. Not a "microcomputer" by any means, the 610 was actually a complex programming machine, it sold for $55,000 and weighed 1,000 pounds. A super-rare machine, only 180 were ever made. Hope you enjoy this unique look back! Produced by the Computer History Archives Project (CHAP); Narration by James Izzo. List of IBM 610 users at: 4:15 Special Thanks to the Following: Max Campbell, IBM Archives https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhib... Dag Spicer, Computer History Museum http://www.computerhistory.org Columbia University Computing History, New York http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computingh... NASA’s Glenn Research Center, NASA Archives Al Kosow’s Bitsavers.org Original “IBM 610 Manual of Operations” (1957) http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/610/... https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

080521 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. THE NBC STORY: TELEVISION HISTORY: 60 year celebration of NBC, vintage television film clips, classic announcers, shows, themes. Fast-paced HISTORY of NBC TV. For review and comment only. (RCA, NBC, David Sarnoff, Broadcasting, Television) A rare treat. Runtime: 8 minutes. Here are a few of the names and shows we spotted, there are many more... Milton Berle John Cameron Swazy Groucho Marx Good Morning Show Dave Galloway Chet Huntley David Brinkley Saturday Night Live Johnny Carson David Sarnoff Steve Allen Ed Wynn Charlie McCarthy Fibber McGee & Molly Bob Hope Bing Crosby Jimmy Durante Arthur Fiedler Kukla, Fran and Ollie Kate Smith Hopalong Cassidy Jane Wyman Cid Caesar Abbot & Costello George Goble Perry Como Father Knows Best Ernie Kovaks David Jansen Shirley Temple Jack Paar Dina Shore Gene Barry Walt Disney Dan Blocker Bonanza Michael Landon Lorne Green Fes Parker Robert Culp Don Adams Jerry Van Dyke Star Trek The Monkeys The Man from Uncle Leo G. Carroll Laugh In Flip Wilson Johnathan Winters Dean Martin Johnny Carson Hollywood Squares Games Garner Little House on the Prairie Quincy CHIPS Saturday Night Live Night Rider David Hasselhoff Mr. T, A Team Bill Cosby Show Miami Vice Cheers David Letterman Perry Mason Golden Girls RCA - Radio Corporation of America NBC - National Broadcasting Company https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

030521 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. MARS Photos taken by Mariner IV in 1965 were the first close-up Martian photos ever taken. The Mars photos were taken with a specially designed on-board camera system and digital tape recorder that sent Mars photos back to earth. This video presentation includes rare film and photos of the 1964-1965 Mariner IV mission adventure, including behind the scenes design work and thoughts of the original scientists on the project. Shows how they made the specially designed vidicon based camera and the challenges they faced protecting it on its journey to Mars. Run time: 18 mins. Color and sound. Portions adapted from the film: “EXPERIMENT: Close up of Mars: The Story of a Scientific Search” 1966: stock footage available from Periscope Film http://www.periscopefilm.com With Special Thanks to - National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California MISSION FACTS Launched by NASA on November 28, 1964 and performed first MARS flyby on July 14, 1965. Mariner 4 contained a specially designed camera with a digital tape recorder which successfully captured 21 digital pictures of the surface of mars. Mariner IV used a vidicon-based television camera tube developed and manufactured by General Electrodynamics Corporation (“GEC”). GEC had developed a special selenium based compound as the target material in the vidicon. This was a very unique design. A specially built camera system converted photographs into digital information, which was then transmitted to earth to provide the closest views of the planet Mars ever taken. The signals for these images were recorded and stored in digital form on a 300 foot, continuous-loop magnetic tape recorder until the earth station requested transmission after the spacecraft has appeared from behind Mars and was detectable to earth based antennas. On July 15 Mariner 4 passed within 6117 miles of Mars, spending 25 minutes observing the Mars surface. The Vidicon-based television camera captured 21 full pictures. Each photo covered an area of about 77 square miles. It took about 8 hours to transmit each image back to Earth. Mariner IV operated for a total of 7,375 hours since it was launched. Mariner 4 continues to be regarded as one of NASA’s most successful missions References: NASA Technical Report: “Mariner 4 pictures of Mars” By Allen, J. D.; Leighton, R. B.; Murray, B. C.; Sharp, R. P.; Sloan, R. K, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 1967 (Archive.org) https://archive.org/details/nasa_techdoc_19680006637/page/n5/mode/2up Article: “Television in Space,” by Leslie Solomon. Associate Editor, “Electronics World,” 1965. https://www.rfcafe.com/references/electronics-world/television-space-august-1965-electronics-world.htm NASA MARS Helicopter photos https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8906/nasas-mars-helicopter-survives-first-cold-martian-night-on-its-own/ NASA Mariner Mars Missions Fact Sheet https://mars.nasa.gov/internal_resources/809/ https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

280821 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. PLEASE JOIN US in Preserving Vintage Computer and Technology History with a small contribution to our channel. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LCNS584PPN28E Your contribution greatly helps us continue to bring you educational, historical, vintage computing topics. Thank you! ~ Computer History Archives Project The following film focuses on the RCA TR-4 Television Video Tape Recorder. This is a 1966 RCA promotional film with technical details on how the recorder works. Film quality is a bit rough, but the technical content is very good. - The RCA TR-4 was a quadraplex or “quadruplex” (four-head) analog video recording machine, introduced in 1964, as part of RCA’s ongoing competing product line with its competitor AMPEX. It was used for monochrome or color recording of television programs. RCA followed the TR-4 with many improved models and was a leader in recording technology for many years. These early machines were extremely expensive and purchased primarily by large television stations. The TR-4 cost over $35,000 in 1966, equivalent to over $283,300 in 2021. Note: For the improved Audio version, click here: https://youtu.be/2g7JFWJMiNs For excellent RCA reference material, see the web site for World Radio History -- https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/RCA/RCA-Television-Tape-Equipment-Prices-1966.pdf https://worldradiohistory.com/index.htm https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

230421 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. VINTAGE SONY TVs and GADGETS - 1960's & beyond! A fast-paced excerpt from the SGNL show of 2012, featuring the largest private collection of vintage SONY gadgets in the U.S. SGNL was a popular a tech and gadget-centric web television show produced by Revision3 and sponsored by Sony Electronics. The was hosted by Anthony Carboni and Samia Khan. This 5 minute excerpt is uploaded for educational and historical value, and for discussion of early Sony tech products by the Computer History Archives Project (CHAP). All Sony products are copyright by SONY Corporation. https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

210321 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. * Welcome! If you enjoy our historical videos, please help us provide more vintage content with a donation. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LCNS584PPN28E ~ Your contribution greatly helps! Thank you for your support! **Computer History UNIVAC 1 – High Resolution images highlight this informal compilation of UNIVAC 1 modules and components. Shown are various modules, board components, mercury memory tanks and other aspects of the machine, and a comparison of 1951 UNIVAC 1 circuit boards with those of later models up through the 1960’s. Not a lot of narrative, but good quality images of system components. If you like board-level components and early tech, you may find these images interesting. - UNIVAC was designed by J. Presper Eckert and Dr. John Mauchly, creators of the ENIAC (1946) and the BINAC (1949) . Run time: 9 minutes. Enjoy, and stay well! {Spoiler alert: Several 1952 video clips included for historical reference are Not in “HD.”} Acknowledgements and Sources: With sincere thanks to UNISYS Corporation, owner of the UNIVAC trademark and trade name. http://www.unisys.com For further information, these excellent sources are recommended: Computer History Museum http://www.computerhistory.org VIPClubMN: Information Technology Pioneers Retirees and former employees of Unisys, Lockheed Martin, and their heritage companies http://www.VIPClubMN.org UNIVAC 1 Computer (George Michael) https://www.computer-history.info/Page4.dir/pages/Univac.dir/ UNISYS: Company History https://www.unisys.com/aboutus/company-history History & Evolution of 1100/2200 series mainframe technology (Unisys) http://vipclubmn.org/Articles/HISTORY1100series.pdf Ed Thelen’s Computer History Site http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 60 years of computing https://www.energy.gov/articles/timeline-60-years-computing-lawrence-livermore-national-lab Various semiconductor product names are mentioned in this video, including: Clevite; Transitron; Dumont; Dubilier; Radell; Electra; The following sites have great historical background on many early electronic components. Antique Tech.Com http://www.antiquetech.com/ Semiconductor Museum http://www.semiconductormuseum.com/Museum_Index.htm Transparent Sound https://www.transparentsound.com/transistors/vintage-transistors/brand-history/brand-history.htm Note: Some of the UNIVAC 1 boards featured in this video were originally from the estate of Ed Lankford, UNIVAC Engineer. Ed Lankford worked in Paul Lawson's group in Nashville. Ed Lankford held the distinction of being the person who maintained the last operational UNIVAC I. Ed along with Paul Lawson also held the record of most years of UNIVAC I experience. https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

110321 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. NASA Apollo Space Program 1973. Vintage film by Philco-Ford, designers of the Mission Control Rooms at Houston's Johnson Space Center, control center of manned space flight missions for NASA. Includes Apollo 17 liftoff, interviews with Philco engineers, and behind the scenes video of Mission Control, and rescue of the damaged SKYLAB ONE space craft, making it useful again. Excellent quality images. Color, 22 minutes. Original Unedited film, titled "A Giant Step in Communication." (Historical, Educational) Philco-Ford was NASA's prime contractor on designing and implementing the Mission Control Center operational display, tracking and communications systems. Philco produced transistors, satellites, communication systems, computers, radar, radio, television and many other products. To license this film as stock footage contact Periscope Film: http://stock.periscopefilm.com https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

090321 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Computer History: Tour of the St. Louis Federal Reserve showing high speed check processing automation, bank processes, and a brief look at its IBM data center, women and men running computer systems, computer operations and equipment. The narrator explains the working of a Federal Reserve Bank in basic terms. A good overview of the check processes from a high level view. This is about 32 years ago. It would be interesting to see a tour today. Runs 12 mins. (Produced by the St. Louis Fed. 1989) Tour of the Former Boston Computer Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg5uwb_AF3k&t=0s Also, there is a Museum near the St. Louis Fed, and they have a web site here: https://www.stlouisfed.org/inside-the-economy-museum Fraser: Economic History (research and documents) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

250321 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. PLEASE JOIN US in Preserving Computer History with a small contribution to our channel. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LCNS584PPN28E Your contribution greatly helps us continue to bring you educational, historical, vintage computing topics. Thank you! ~ Computer History Archives Project NASA Apollo Mission Control Houston close-up displays: 1970. The following is unusually high quality video of the display screens and operator consoles of the NASA Mission Control Room, taken in 1970. This is after the Apollo11 and Apollo 13 flights and before the launch of Apollo 14. The footage is silent, so we have added narration and explanatory text in parts of the film. It provides a unique close up look at the displays as they appeared over 50 years ago. This is PRIOR to the 2017-2019 restoration project. These are operational consoles during the Apollo program. These higher-resolution film clips are from NASA archives. Designed and implemented by PHILCO-Ford. MOCR = Mission Operations Control Room. Editing: CHAP Some related videos can be found here: Apollo Mission Control Center Restoration https://www.nasa.gov/emd/crm/jsc-apollo-mcc-restoration https://www.nasa.gov/content/restoration-of-apollo-mission-control Apollo Flight Controller Every Console Explained https://sservi.nasa.gov/articles/apollo-flight-controller-101-every-console-explained/ https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

020321 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Telephone History; Vintage Bell Telephone, Southwestern Bell Telephone: 60 second commercial circa 1966. Customer Service with a smile. Southwestern Bell created a number of cute and corny commercials in the 1960's. Maybe this will bring back some good memories. 1960's Bell System DATA-phone, AT&T Data-phone Data Set commercials https://youtu.be/QsqHBzW6gS0 https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

110323 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. UNIVAC 1 Computer commercial: Remington-Rand UNIVAC was the sponsor of this February 5, 1956 Episode of “What’s My Line?,” a very popular TV panel show in which a celebrity panel question various guests to try to guess their jobs. It aired on CBS from 1950 to 1967, with over 755 episodes. Includes intro and exit UNIVAC spots and the “UNIVAC weather prediction” commercial in full. The What’s My Line host was John Daly (1959-1967) -Panel Members in this episode were: -- Arlene Francis (1907-2001) Radio and Television Actor -- Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) of Desi and Lucy shows -- Dorothy Kilgallen (1913-1965) Journalist, Game Show panelist -- Fred Allen (1894-1956) famous American Radio Comedian (fact-note, Fred Allen died one month after this episode aired on television) The announcer in the Remington Rand commercial also did other commercials for Remington Rand products, as well as Chesterfield Cigarettes and other products. Notice the "atomic rings around the earth" symbol used by Remington Rand, also appears on John Daly's number display at the center of his desk. https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

260221 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. 1960’s Bell System “DATA-phone” - - Three vintage commercials from the Bell System, describe the DATA-phone used to provide computer-to-computer communications over normal phone lines. In 1958, AT&T announced its first modem for computer communications, the Bell 101 dataset, used with the SAGE defense computer system. The commercial version was made available starting in 1959. The following are three vintage 1960’s commercials for the Bell System DATA-phone. DATA-phone was made by Western Electric, the manufacturing arm of the Bell System. The computer seen briefly in the commercials is the UNIVAC model 1050, released in 1963. (runs 4 minutes) Related topics: Getting connected: a history of modems https://www.techradar.com/news/internet/getting-connected-a-history-of-modems-657479 Experimental Western Electric Data Phone Card Readers http://www.paul-f.com/wexdp.html Datapoint Catalogue 1973 http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/datapoint/2200/Datapoint_Equipment_Catalog_Sep1973.pdf https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

220221 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Computer History: IBM 1401 and IBM 1210 Reader-Sorter MICR processing. Dated 1961 The following film shows how the all-transistorized IBM 1401 Data Processing System delivered advanced capabilities with 1210 MICR Reader-Sorter for direct processing of paper documents imprinted with magnetic ink, for automated bank demand deposit accounting, account reconciliation, and other banking functions. Good description of the Reader-Sorter and how MICR was used. This excerpt from an IBM film, includes all but 3 minutes of the original film. Great historical information. The IBM 1210 was announced in January 1959 it could read and sort up to 900 checks per minute. It was withdrawn from marketing on September 16, 1960. Many Banks installed the 1401 system with the 1210 MICR Reader-Sorter, during the early 1960's, including: Pacific National Bank, Seattle, WA First National Bank of Jackson, Mississippi Union Bank, Los Angeles, California Martins Bank, London, UK Bar clay’s Bank, London, UK MICR= Magnetic Ink Character Recognition The 2010 Reader-Sorter was part of the IBM 1200 Character Sensing product line. More advanced units followed, such as the IBM 1419 and others. See IBM Manual of Data Processing Systems (Bitsavers) http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/generalInfo/F22-6517_Introduction_to_IBM_Data_Processing_Systems_Jun60.pdf https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

160221 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Vintage 1977 consumer report on “Electronic Funds Transfer” or EFT, showing an early AMCAT 1 machine in a grocery store and a Burroughs mainframe computer system at a bank, on the back-end processing the EFT request. Narrator explains and woman consultant shares her security concerns about the EFT process. -- Background on the Amcat Terminals: “Amcat” was a family of computer access terminals for credit authorization, check cashing verification, on-line data capture and other applications in the electronic funds transfer area. The AMCAT name was patented in 1972, by the Addressograph/Multigraph Corporation. Amcat Terminal Management System (ATMS) was an integrated hardware/software package providing a full service network control. Amcat could read either a magnetic strip or embossed character data. They communicated with host mainframes at speeds of 2,400 to 4,800 bits per second, using Binary Synchronous Communications protocol over normal communications lines. The dial-up version could operate using a standard telephone equipped with the Bell System Data Access Arrangement. Cost per unit was $1,600 in 1975. They produced the EFT machine until 1977 when Addressograph/Multigraph exited the EFT business. (Addressograph/Multigraph filed for bankruptcy in 1982.) -- Bank Data Processing Scene: In the film, it looks like a Burroughs 6500 series or related series. A Burroughs B 116 type MICR reader-sorter is also seen briefly in the data processing room. -- EFT and Banking Related Abbreviations Glossary https://www.bankingcircle.com/payments-terminology-acronyms-glossary Video: Vintage EFT 1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE9GOfvZCnU https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

150221 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. RADAR: A detailed technical training film (circa-1960’s) explaining “Secondary Surveillance Radar” which is used to identify aircraft positions from surface to air. Nice quality film with clear explanations of air traffic control's use of radar and transponders. Part One (5 mins) and Part Two (14 mins) both included. In December 1957, the International Civil Aviation Organization, ("ICAO") adopted “Secondary Surveillance Radar” (SSR) for use by Common Civilian and Military Air Traffic Control. The ICAO creates regulations for aviation safety and security, and regulates practices, procedures and standards in the field of aviation. Film shows how SSR works, explains the use and functions of transponders and radar tracking. - Adapted from a rare ICAO training film circa. Background: Computers began to be utilized in air traffic control starting in 1956 (UNIVAC File Computer and UNIVAC 1218)) and later with the massive IBM 9020 systems. This film predates the IBM 9020 system, but provides great over of how the Secondary Radar systems work. In 1960, the FAA required the use of Transponders for use with RADAR in identifying aircraft. Related References: Air Defense, 2003, article https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/002029400303600804 History of Air Traffic Control https://www.natca.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NATCA_ATC_History.pdf https://www.faa.gov/about/history/brief_history/ http://vipclubmn.org/aircontrol.html https://mansfield-devine.com/speculatrix/2017/03/from-the-archives-computers-in-air-traffic-control/ https://www.wired.com/2015/02/air-traffic-control/ https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

100221 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. **UNIVAC I - This film is a rare Televised talk by Dr. John Mauchly about the workings of the UNIVAC I computer. This 1952 episode called “Can Machines Think?” is a kinescope recording of “The Johns Hopkins Science Review” which aired weekly from 1948 until 1956. {NOTE: A “kinescope” is a recording of a television broadcast made by filming the screen of a monitor. Kinescopes were the only practical way to preserve live television broadcasts prior to the invention of videotape. The device used is also called a “kinescope” and resultant recording has come to be referred to as a “kinescope” recording.} Dr. Mauchly was co-inventor of ENIAC, UNIVAC, BINAC, and co-founder of Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company, with J. Presper Eckert. This film is likely the earliest, most detailed talk on an early digital computer by its co-creator ever given on television. It provides a fascinating look at the inner workings of the UNIVAC I, seldom seen. In 1952, many people were barely getting used to "television" and it must have been amazing to watch this demonstration of the first publicly broadcast documentary on a large-scale digital computer. UNIVAC 1 was a great technical advancement over their first computer, the ENIAC, which was made public in February 1946. By 1952, the date of this film, Mauchly and his co-inventor, J. Presper Eckert, had become part of REMINGTON RAND, which had purchased their company ("Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company") in 1950. (REMINGTON RAND is one of the legacy companies of today's Unisys, Inc., the global information services company.) Hosted by Lynn Poole, who created, produced and hosted this live half-hour series. -- From 1950 to 1955, the TV program was syndicated nationally by the DuMont Television Network, and won several wards. Various scientists were highlighted over the years. Episodes were saved on Kinescope and preserved at the Johns Hopkins University. Presented by The DuMont Television Network, one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS . Owned by Allen B. DuMont Labs, a very early television set maker. DuMont Network began operations on June 28, 1942, and continued until August 6, 1956. Its massive Television program library, which was on kinescope film (predating video recording tape) was unfortunately destroyed by the 1970’s to reclaim the silver content in the film materials. Provided for historical and educational use only, by Computer History Archives Project (CHAP). Note: We edited out approximately 4 minutes of introductory material and commercials. All of Dr. Mauchly’s original talk is included in the above video. {Adapted from the full version at "Free the Kinescope" channel. You can see the commercials and additional footage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHVk3...​ ) related video: UNIVAC I - Basic System Components https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU-IVshCAss&t=603s https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

030221 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. The 1969 IBM Magnetic Card Selectric Typewriter (“Mag Card”). A look back at a vintage 1969 office environment with dictation machines and the Mag Card system. The Mag Card and its successor machines facilitated the link between electronic typing and computer storage of data, and increased office productivity. This was followed by the IBM Mag Card II, which we cover in another video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0dsYwBV2F8 With many thanks to IBM Archives for permission to show these videos. Computer History Archives Project t https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

300121 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Sperry Univac’s 1100/60 Mainframe Announcement of 1979. Univac’s first Multiprocessing Mainframe Computer is described by Sperry Rand’s Vice President, Bob Vernon. Original rare footage and photos! Billed by Sperry as their most important Announcement of all time. Part of Sperry’s 1100 family, it’s CPU included sets of nine Motorola 10800 microprocessors combined with high-speed emitter-coupled logic circuitry for high-speed processing. Called “Microexecution units,” they could concurrently execute different parts of the same micro-instructions, for improved throughput and speed. It was designed to compete with competitor machines from Burroughs, Control Data Corporation, IBM, Honeywell, and Digital Equipment Corporation. -- Adapted from 1979 presentation by Sperry Rand Corporation, by the Computer History Archives Project (CHAP). For educational and historical use only. Copyright © Unisys. Reference Links: -- Datapro Report January 1983: Sperry Univac 1100/60 System http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/univac/1100/datapro/70C-877-12_8301_UNIVAC_1100_60.pdf SPERRY UNIVAC Series 1100 Sales Information Manual http://vipclubmn.org/BitsBakUp/U7265%20Sperry%20Univac%20Series%201100%20Sales%20Information%20Manual%20(July%201982).pdf Sperry Rand’s Third-GenerationComputers 1964–1980George T. Gray and Ronald Q. Smith http://paleoferrosaurus.com/documents/Univac/Univac_Third_Gen.pdf Datapro Report: Sperry's Communications Processors https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_dataprocomrsC13877SperryDCP_10572276/page/n11/mode/2up Film and Photos Courtesy of UNISYS Corporation and Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware http://hagley.org For additional information on the History of Univac 1100 series and related machines, visit: The VIP Club: Information Technology (IT) Pioneers; Retirees and former employees of Unisys, Lockheed Martin, and their heritage companies; http://vipclubmn.org https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

140121 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. American Airlines: IBM Computer History: Origin of the IBM SABRE Airline Reservation System, developed from 1957 to 1959, installed in 1960. The world’s first large scale electronic reservation system. Built utilizing IBM 7090 mainframe and technologies used in the Air Force’s missile defense program, it revolutionized the airline industry of the 1960’s. With vintage films from the 1950’s and a rare IBM film of the SABRE Experimental Agent’s workstation of 1958, we can see how the system evolved over time. We also discuss the pre-SABRE “Reservisor” system developed by Teleregister Corporation. A 4 minute historical into, followed by the 8 minute IBM Experimental workstation, and short image glossary. Total run time about 13 mins. {Presented for Educational and Historical use only. IBM film clip is copyrighted by International Business Machines Corporation and used here with permission. Computer History Archives Project ("CHAP") IBM originally named the project SABER for “Semi-Automatic Business Environment Response”. In 1959, American Airlines changed it to SABRE for “Semi-Automatic Business Research Environment”, for marketing purposes. With Special Thanks to: IBM Corporate Archives Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Max Campbell, Archivist https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/sabre/ Computer History Museum Mountain View, California Dag Spicer, Senior Curator https://computerhistory.org/ Charles Babbage Institute (Oral history interview of R. Blair Smith) https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/107637 San Diego Air and Space Museum Archives https://www.youtube.com/user/sdasmarchives Vintage Airport film footage The Prelinger Archives Modern Narration: David Melvin Reference Links: SABRE: 10 page report describing the System (Computer History Museum) https://www.computer.org/csdl/pds/api/csdl/proceedings/download-article/12OmNC943FL/pdf Teleregister Corporation brochure (Computer History Museum) http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Teleregister/Teleregister.SpecialPurposeSystems.1956.102646324.pdf (IBM 7090 Specs) A Third Survey of Domestic Electronic Digital Computing Systems Report No. 1115, March 1961, by Martin H. Weik, by Ballistic Research Lab.(BRL), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland http://www.ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61.html Datamation magazine, March 1969 Issue Topic: “The busy crowded world of air transportation” http://bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/196903.pdf The Sabre Story (Sabre Corporation) https://www.sabre.com/files/Sabre-History.pdf Sabre Holdings Corporation (history, profile) https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history/Ro-Sh/Sabre-Holdings-Corporation.html Book: “Airline Operations and Management “ by Gerald N. Cook and Bruce G. Billig, 2017, Routledge, New York, NY DC 7 History -- https://epicflightacademy.com/dc-7/ https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

200722 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. RCA Radio - TV LABS: An excellent behind the scenes documentary of the state- of-the-art RCA LABS in Princeton, New Jersey in the 1940's. Vintage RCA tech, including RADIO vacuum tube manufacturing, Television Systems, TV Cameras, Sound Recording, Radio Frequency Testing, Shipboard Radio, Teletype, medical research, CRTs, oscilloscope use and much more. Original, unedited film created by RCA. Title: “To a New World: RCA Laboratories.” 00:25 Radio Sets 01:38 Princeton New Jersey; RCA Labs 02:45 Inside the RCA Lab 03:30 Radio Lab research (penicillin); RF Current sewing 04:15 Machine Shop; Cabinet Shop: electronic clock 04:30 Oscilloscope and frequency timers 05:40 Vacuum Tubes, various types 07:40 Shipboard Radio 08:06 Radio Telephone, Radio Telegraph 08:27 Radio Photo Transmission (FAX) 09:30 Electron Microscope 11:05 Sound Research 12:00 Microphone testing 12:37 Record Recording & Playback 13:44 RADAR Research 14:00 Television Tube Research (Vladimir Zworykin, Albert Rose) RCA Image Orthicon, Iconoscope, kinescope 14:50 Luminescent materials 15:14 Crystal Structure study lab; Optical Equipment; Lenses; Mirrors 15:35 Television circuits and systems; Cameras 16:50 Television Screens; NBC LOGO 17:00 Television, Your Magic Carpet; Mobil NBC Vans; sample broadcast program This film is from the David Sarnoff Library Collection, information is available from the Hagley Museum & Library (research@hagley.org) https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

281220 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Vintage Computers, Automation; (Zenith PC; Commodore Amiga): Excerpt from Army film “The Electronic Culture” (circa 1991). In the mid-1980’s, the DOD embarked on a program to increase computer automation and electronic data sharing to reduce paperwork, increase efficiencies and save money. This film explains the CALS (Computer-Aided Logistics Supply) system. It is an interesting look at the computer technologies of the mid 1980’s to early 1990’s, showing many vintage devices such as Zenith Data Systems, Commodore Amiga 2000, AT&T disk systems, optical storage, networking and much more. Good quality color film. The Army AH-64 helicopter maintenance and repair is one of the topics in the opening sequence. This is a 13 min excerpt. The full 19 min version of the film is at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5lrPLE06fM See Army supporting documentation describing the CALS program in more detail. (The CALS name and focus evolved over time) Computer-aided acquisition and logistics support (CALS): Concept of Operations for Depot Maintenance https://doi.org/10.2172/6603459 https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a306255.pdf https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

261220 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Computer History, BM SAGE Computer: Three Computer History Films: (1) "On Guard" the IBM SAGE (1956) promo film by IBM, describing how SAGE computer works; (2) Texas Towers RADAR, (1955 news clip) about ocean-based RADAR systems for SAGE; (3) Arctic Sentinels RADAR (1956) arctic-based RADAR for SAGE. The core of the SAGE system was the IBM AN/FSQ-7 computer. Each SAGE base had two computers, one backing up the other. Many large contractors were involved in various aspects of the SAGE project, IBM, MIT, System Development Corporation (SDC), Westinghouse, and others. Built from 1952 to 1958, it ultimately had at least 25 separate SAGE locations in North America. SAGE was designed to track bombers crossing into North American air space, however, it became somewhat obsolete when ICBM's came into play. https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

251220 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Sit back with your favorite cup of coffee, tea, or adult beverage, and listen to Ken tell the story of the early days in his own words. (One of the best documentaries on Digital Equipment Corporation.) (Produced by DEC and the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian) The film was probably made around 1989. There is a reference to DEC World '88, towards the very end of the film. --uploaded by Computer History Archives Project (CHAP) Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) DEC PDP DEC VAX DEC minicomputers https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

211220 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. UNIVAC: This presentation explores the history of the UNIVAC 1103A SCIENTIFIC COMPUTER, the most powerful scientific computer of its time. Used by the U.S. Navy, Air Force, National Security Agency, NASA and many others. Rare films and high quality photos show the development of the machine from its early predecessors in 1950, to its first release in 1953. Designed to meet government cryptologic specifications, the 1103A was modified for commercial use as well as continued military use. The 1103 was a product of Engineering Research Associates (ERA), Division of Remington Rand UNIVAC. Run time about 15 mins. Presented by the Computer History Archives Project (CHAP) Presentation 0:01 Image Gallery 11:26 Acknowledgements 14:48 With Special thanks to the Dakota County Historical Society (DCHS) for rare, high-resolution photos of early UNIVAC and ERA machines. Dakota County Historical Society South St. Paul, Minnesota Matt Carter, Executive Director https://www.dakotahistory.org/ Also, special thanks to The VIP Club: Information Technology (IT) Pioneers; Retirees and former employees of Unisys, Lockheed Martin, and their heritage companies; VIP Club P.O. Box 21903, Eagan, MN 55121 http://vipclubmn.org and -Lowell Benson -Don Weidenbach -Keith Myhre -Ron Q. Smith -Harvey Taipale Tony Buglione, Senior Manager, Industry Marketing and Communications UNISYS Corporation http://unisys.com Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA Dag Spicer, Senior Curator http://computerhistory.org Other UNIVAC photos courtesy of Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE http://hagley.org Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota (oral history interviews re: ERA 1103) http://www.cbi.umn.edu Ed Thelen’s Computer History Web Site and BRL Report, Survey of Domestic Electronic Digital Computing Systems, BRL, 1957, 1961, etc. Weik, Martin H. http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist Unisys History Newsletter by George Gray Volume 6, Number 1, January, 2002 Sperry Rand's First Generation Computers, 1955-1960: Hardware and Software October-December 2004, pp. 20-34, vol. 26 IEEE Annals of the History of Computing; Authors :George T. Gray, Ronald Q. Smith Original ERA and UNIVAC 1103 manuals and documentation, from: Bitsavers Archive online (Al Kossow) http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C. Additional film clip credits: Film Clip: UNIVAC Scientific (male console operator), stock footage by Periscope Film http://periscopefilm.com Film Clip: UNIVAC Scientific (female operators), courtesy of U.S. Government and Unisys Corporation Film Clip: U.S. Air Force (BOMARC missile launch) Additional References:-- VIP Club (Unisys legacy computers) references http://vipclubmn.org/Computers.html History and Evolution of 1100/2200 Mainframe Technology (UNISYS) http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/1100/History_and_Evolution_of_1100_2200_Mainframe_Technology_Nov90.pdf History of NSA Electronic Digital Computers (1964) declassified https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/nsa-early-computer-history/6586784-history-of-nsa-general-purpose-electronic-digital-computers.pdf A Brief History of Navy Cryptanalysis (Naval History and Heritage Command) https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/b/a-brief-history-of-naval-cryptanalysis.html UNIVAC 1103A Customers List https://sites.google.com/site/computerhistoryvideos/home/univac-1103a https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/