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090718 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. We have cleaned and enhanced this vintage 1961educational IBM entitled ”What is Electronic Data Processing.” This partially restored version is 15 minutes long,, showing early computer concepts, core memory, input-output devices and provides an overview of very early 1960’s view of EDP. The Narrator is most likely “Peter Graves” of the original “Mission Impossible” TV series, but there are no credits surviving in this vintage segment. Comments are welcome. Film Courtesy of IBM Archives. Minor restoration and uploading, for the Computer History Archives Project. Visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos This Film’s Topics: -punched cards -input-output devices -vintage IBM computers -magnetic core memory -electronic data processing -central processing unit -random access memory (Previous upload of 2017 had 5,917 views. This revision fixes sound track and enhanced video.) https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

050618 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. An educational, hopefully enjoyable, brief look back at Early Computer Magnetic Tape Units (1951 to 1968). Vintage photos & film show a variety of early hardware, including IBM 726-729 Tape Units, IBM NORC, early AMPEX drives used by GE for ERMA, NCR and other systems. Also mentioned in the Gallery are Honeywell 800, Philco Transac, CDC 6600 and others. A Computer History Archives Project (CHAP) video production, production/editing, Mark Greenia. Approx. 20 min overview and 6 minute Image Gallery. * * Please Help us provide more content for you. A small donation will help greatly as we search for and rescue/restore vintage material. Please click on the Paypal link below. Thanks for your support!! (CHAP) https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHG9D8Z8SY9MY&source=url Acknowledgements: Sincere thanks to those who provided much needed valuable input to date. Here are some Acknowledgements and Recommended References: IBM ARCHIVES http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/ SRI International Corporate History https://www.sri.com/about/corporate-history Articles: General Electric Computer Dept. from the bottom up, 1961--1965, by Ed Thelen http://www.ed-thelen.org/EarlyGE-Computers.html Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications & Computation, Ed Sharpe, Archivist http://www.smecc.org/ VIP Club Information Technology Pioneers http://www.VIPclubmn.org Al Kossow’s Online Software Archive http://www.Bitsavers.org ATLAS Computer at Chilton, UK http://www.chilton-computing.org.uk/acl/technology/atlas/p015.htm LEO Computers Society http://www.leo-computers.org.uk/links.html Glenn’s Computer Museum http://www.glennsmuseum.com/ibm/ibm.html General Electric Company History http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/General_Electric MAG TAPE SPECIFIC REFERENCES: DC Video (Conversions and Great Web Site), https://www.dcvideo.com/videotape-identifier/ Magnetic Tape Data Storage https://wikivividly.com/wiki/Magnetic_tape_data_storage Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording (Good info on AMPEX and others) http://museumofmagneticsoundrecording.org/index.html AMPEX Corporate History http://www.ampex.com/ampex-history/ YouTube Video: VIDEO: 1951 UNIVAC UNISERVO TAPE DRIVE - Computer History Archives Project, # CH-013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KuoZ6cades Additional References: Paper: “Fifty years of IBM innovation with information storage on magnetic tape,” by R. Bradshaw, C. Schroeder, Published in IBM Research and Development, Vol 47, No. 4, 2003 http://ibm-1401.info/history-of-tape.pdf “Digital Magnetic Tape Recording Fundamentals,” Training Manual, 1962, (originally by Ampex Corp.) http://worldpowersystems.com/J/magtape/900554A_tapeRecFundamentals.pdf additional thanks to Jeff Quitney's vintage videos, YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/webdev17 Professional Narration: David Melvin (GE Narration- Joel North) Uploaded by Computer History Archives Project - CHAP Click on the link below to see more Computer History Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

030718 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. 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 We created this explanatory, educational overview of the 1951 UNIVAC 1 to show in more detail many of its basic components. Intro segment includes higher quality images than are contained in the original 1953 film. The 1953 film begins at index 5:52, followed by brief photo gallery. UNIVAC was the first mass produced business computer in the U.S., and opened the door to a successful line of commercial computing machines. The historical data in the film is well worth preserving and the introductory images may help add some clarity. Compilation by the Computer History Archives Project. * A large number of dedicated individuals have done a great deal to preserve the history of these early machines and those that followed. For more information, please visit some of the following excellent resources. Sincere thanks to the following individuals and organizations. Tony Buglione, Manager Ext. Communications, Media Relations, UNISYS “Large Scale Scientific Computing at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,” (George Michael & others); Sam Coleman & others http://www.computer-history.info/ Alan Reiter’s UNIVAC history http://univac1.0catch.com/ Al Kossow’s Online Software Archive http://www.Bitsavers.org VIPClubMN.org, (former employees of Unisys & predecessor companies), Lowell A. Benson, director/editor; Harvey Taipale, President; Ronald Smith, Historian, http://www.VIPClubMN.org and UNIVAC articles at http://vipclubmn.org/BlueBell.html Ed Thelen, Computer Historian http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/ The Computer History Museum, Mountainview, CA http://www.computerhistory.org Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications & Computation (SMECC), Ed Sharpe Archivist , http://www.smecc.org/ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) archives Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (“LLNL”) YouTube film Index: 0:06 Dedication 0:10 Prologue, Introduction 01:32 Introduction - Remington-Rand 02:15 Narration & Images – Supervisory Control Unit, Oscilloscope, Central Processing Unit, Uniservo, Unityper, Uniprinter, Mercury Delay Line Memory, Vacuum tube circuits, Card-to-Tape Unit, High Speed Printer 05:47 Acknowledgments & Resources 05:52 Original Remington Rand Film 1953 23:25 Photo Gallery & Resources 24:26 Copyright Notice 24:29 Acknowledgements 24:41 Deleted Scene Click on the link below to see more Computer History Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos * 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! Compilation (C) 2018 - CHAP Original (1950's) UNIVAC material copyright by Unisys https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

180418 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. A 1964 Burroughs film showcasing customers using its computers in multiple government and private sector applications. Portions of the film have been slightly restored, as it contains valuable historical information, including RARE footage of the BUIC military computer (D825) built for the U.S. Air Force. This is one of five Burroughs related computer history videos we have posted on CHAP site. - Hope you enjoy them all. Thank you for watching. An index to various film topics is below. ====FINANCIAL First National Bank, San Jose, Calif. B270 1:45 Knickerbocker S&L, Manhattan, B280 2:23 Public Bank, Detroit, Michigan, B270 2:46 ====CHEMICAL – PETROLEUM 4:05 Marathon Oil Co. Denver Research Center, B5000 4:07 Northern Natural Gas Co., Omaha, Nebraska, B5000 4:25 Dow Chemical Laboratories, Midland, Michigan, B5000 (ALGOL) 5:18 ====GOVERNMENT 5:54 City of Lakeland, Florida, B250 6:09 Federal Trade Commission, Washington D.C., B 280 (SEC) 6:24 U.S. Geological Survey, Dept. of the Interior, B280 6:38 Paper Tape Punch and Reader, B220 6:40 ====MANUFACTURING, MERCHANDISING 7:09 Kelvinator Division of American Motors Corporation, Grand Rapids, B260 7:10 Morton Shoe Stores, Boston, Mass., B280 8:25 Burroughs P1100 Tape Punch Adder 8:37 ====SCIENCE – MEDICINE 9:48 Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, B260 Westinghouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, B5000 10:51 ====EDUCATION 11:39 Iowa Technical Education Center, B280 11:60 Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, B5000 12:31 Shows nice Punch Card Program Data Processing Center, I/O window for programmer’s punch cards, etc ====INTERNATIONAL Mexico, EDP France 15:04 ====DEFENSE 16:10 Army, messaging system BUIC (Air Force) Rare film of D825 computer ** * and Display Units, light gun 16:47 ====BURROUGHS RESEARCH 17:50 D825 thin film memory D84 compact computer 18:33 Burroughs E2100 Direct Accounting Computer 19:07 ====CUSTOMER LIST Long list of Burroughs customers 19:32 _________________ Recommended References: VIPClubMN.org, (Retirees, former employees, etc. of Unisys, and their Twin Cities predecessor companies) http://www.VIPClubMN.org Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation (SMECC), http://www.smecc.org/ Al Kossow’s, Bitsavers archives, http://www.Bitsavers.org "Survey of Electronic Digital Computing Systems," 1961, Weik, Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Prov. Ground, Courtesy of Ed Thelen; http://www.ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61.html Special thanks to Tony Buglione, Manager of External Communications & Media Relations, Unisys Corporation ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- See Other Burroughs Computer Videos here: History of Burroughs Computers & Machines to 1956; UDEC, E101 https://youtu.be/OsCMB-FKjRc 1963 Burroughs Computer History Archives Project, Datatron, ElectroData, B5000, B270 UNISYS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyOpO-040W8 https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

120418 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. 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 Three-Part Presentation: (1) Intro & 1963 film (19min) on B5000, B200, B270, ElectroData Div.; (2) 1962 film short on B270;19:28 (3) Image Gallery of very early Burroughs Computers w/some rare pics (5mins). 21:51 Acknowledgments slide: 26:44 (Scroll down for info) Acknowledgements & Resources, Special Thanks to: Tony Buglione, Manager of External Communications & Media Relations, Unisys Very Special Thanks to Lowell A. Benson, Ronald Smith and others at VIPClubMN.org, (Retirees, former employees, etc. of Unisys, and their Twin Cities predecessor companies) http://www.VIPClubMN.org Amanda Wick, Archivist, Charles Babbage Institute, Univ. of Minnesota Libraries Professional Narration: David Melvin Micah Mabelitini of the Vintage Technology Association (VTA), http://www.decadecounter.com/ Nixie Tube Info courtesy of Tom Mayer’s http://vinylsavor.blogspot.com Burroughs Machines site, by Chris Pickels, http://picklesnet.com/burroughs/index.htm Al Kossow’s, great Bitsavers archives, http://www.Bitsavers.org T.J. Sawyer’s Datatron 205 site and the Burroughs 205 & 220 blog http://datatron.blogspot.com/ "Survey of Electronic Digital Computing Systems," 1961, Weik, Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Prov. Ground, Courtesy of Ed Thelen; http://www.ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61.html See our other Burroughs Vintage Computer Videos here: History of Burroughs Computers & Machines to 1956; UDEC, E101 https://youtu.be/OsCMB-FKjRc 1964 Burroughs Computers Computer History (B5000, B280, BUIC, D825) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wQEgm3FNxo ---------------------------------- About the films: First film talks about the ElectroData Division of Burroughs, at Pasadena, California in 1963. Various systems are shown including B5000, B200, B270, B280. Mentions installations such as NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama; United Technology Center, Sunnyvale, Community National Bank, and others. Good historical information. Also mentions BIPCO, Nixie, and Burroughs mobile Datavan with B200 on board. Cool stuff. Film quality is dark in parts and efforts to increase quality brought it back as much as possible. Best viewed when ported to large screen (LCD/LED) TV screen. Image Gallery mentions over 20 different machines, including some very rare photos from 1950's. Hope you enjoy this attempt to preserve some vintage computer history. ~ Mark Greenia, Computer History Archives Project https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

230318 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. A Brief Tribute to the Sperry Rand FASTRAND mass storage device of 1963-1970’s. One of Sperry Rand's (Univac) unique contribution to magnetic storage devices. Compiled & Edited by Mark Greenia; Narrated by Joel North. Scroll down for details. With Sincere Thanks to the following: Tony Buglione, Manager of External Communications and Media Relations, Unisys Inc Lynsey Sczechowicz, Audiovisual Reference Archivist, Hagley Museum and Library Mary Beth Davidson, Director, Records & Information Management, Travelers Ins. Co. Professional Narration: Joel North Special Thanks to the VIPClubMN.org, Retirees, former employees, spouses, & others of Unisys, Lockheed Martin, and their Twin Cities predecessor companies including ERA, Remington Rand Univac and others. http://www.VIPClubMN.org Peter Bull, President, Overseas Telecommunications Veterans Association, Australia, http://www.OTVA.com Al Kossow’s, online archives of computer hardware & software documentation & more, http://www.Bitsavers.org Robert Brand’s Article: Univac 418 – Paddington Australia, https://zerogees.wordpress.com/2015/1... George Gray’s Unisys History Newsletters Ed Thelen’s Computer History web site http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/ Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA http://www.computerhistory.org NASA, NIST, U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Army, U.S. Navy Uploaded by the Computer History Archives Project (CHAP), an educational research and historical archive. https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

030218 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. 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 This educational video focuses on the subject of Early Vacuum Tube Computers, and provides a brief, non-technical overview of several early vacuum tube computers. Early computers mentioned include Colossus, ENIAC, UNIVAC I, UNIVAC 120, Harwell Dekatron, LEO I, IBM SAGE, and Whirlwind. Intended as a very basic introduction to the topic, it also mentions specific tube types found in UNIVAC 1 and Whirlwind 1 computers. Production/editing by the Computer History Archives Project. Narration: Baz Jones. Run Time: approx. 13 mins. With Special Thanks to: LEO Computers Society, http://www.leo-computers.org.uk/ (LEO 1) The National Museum of Computing, http://www.tnmoc.org/ (Dekatron Computer) Anthrobotic videos, http://anthrobotic.com/ (UNIVAC 120 film) Suggested Resources: Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation, http://www.smecc.org/ The Computer History Museum, Mountain View California, http://www.computerhistory.org/ IBM Archives, http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/ Ed Thelen’s Antique Computers site, http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/ UNISYS Corporation, http://www.unisys.com/about-us/company-history Suggested Films: "Electronics at Work" 1943 film on Vacuum Tubes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eDb8ojvreo Vacuum Tubes: Triode & Multipurpose Tubes, 1943 US Army Training Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igGu-I7Cg6A Click on the link below to see more Computer History Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

160719 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. NASA, Computers Apollo: Through vintage photos & film clips, we take a brief look at Sperry Rand computers supporting NASA’s Apollo program. Shown are UNIVAC 1218, 1230, 490, 494 and others of that time. For those who worked in this area, hopefully this will bring back some fond memories. Special Thanks go to: Tony Buglione, Corporate Media, Unisys Archives NASA Archives; US Air Force Archives; US Navy Archives Lynsey Sczechowicz, A/V Archivist Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE 19807 Colin Mackellar, http://www.HoneysuckleCreek.net (Australia tracking site) Bob Burns, http://www.HoneysuckleCreek.net VIP Club Information Technology Pioneers - http://www.VIPclubmn.org Ed Thelen's computer site - http://www.ed-thelen.org/ David Melvin, Professional Narration Jeff Quitney, vintage videos restoration =============================== Recommended sites and Videos: Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, great information on the history of Australia's role in NASA Apollo tracking and communications, and much more. https://www.honeysucklecreek.net/ VIP Club. -Members are retirees, former employees, spouses, and retirement eligible employees of Unisys, Lockheed Martin (LMCO), and their Twin Cities legacy companies. A great site for technical and personal stories, systems, computers and more. http://vipclubmn.org/ Some good vintage source material can be found here: Proceedings of the Apollo Unified S-Band Technical Conference, Goddard Space Flight Center, July 1965 (312 pages, good info, slow to load the document) https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19650025875.pdf https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/NASA-SP-87.pdf “NASCOM On-Line Data-Switching System” W. Hahn; Z. Hendel, NASA Communications Division (15 pages) (1966), https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19680003956.pdf Handbook for Apollo Instrumentation Ships, NASA, 1968, 93 pages https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/MG-402-Ships-Manual-OCR.pdf Histories of the Space Tracking and Data Acquisition Network (STADAN), The Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN), and the NASA Communications Network (NASCOM); William R. Corliss, June 1974; 358 pages (an excellent reference; a bit slow to load) https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19750002909.pdf “The Use of a UNIVAC 490 As a Real-Time Message Switching Unit”, R.H. Plaumann, Teletype Systems Manager, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center (1964) (Archive.org) https://archive.org/details/nasa_techdoc_19650019775 Two very interesting videos: * * * Partners in Space - Department Of Supply - 1965 opening of Tidbinbilla Tracking Station, Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk3Vzt-hzfE 1956 UNIVAC Scientific Computer 1103A - Government Computer by Sperry Rand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-GAncrdtM0 https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

030318 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. Vintage IBM 1958, a tribute to the U.S. Army Core of Engineers. This film excerpt shows IBM 705 and peripherals and IBM 650. Part of supply inventory tracking system. Announced 1954, the IBM 705 was one of the most powerful computers of its time. Special Thanks to: IBM Archives: International Business Machines Corporation PublicResourceOrg National Archives and Records Administration Ed Thelen, http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/ Bitsavers.org Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

080523 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. A vintage glimpse of the IBM Card Programmed Calculator used by the U.S. Army in Germany. Footage of the CPC is very brief. We left in surrounding material for content & historical value. Nice shot of instructor removing and explaining program control board. “Old School” or vintage computer lovers might appreciate this little tease from the past. The “war dog” training school is just a bonus for us dog lovers. Hope you enjoy. (see details below) Details: In 1949 IBM released the Card Programmed Calculator (“CPC”) which combined the model 604 calculator with the 402 (or later 417- 418) type Electronic Accounting Machine and a 521 High-Speed Card Punch. The CPC sold over 2,500 units. The CPC, also called the “Card Programmed Electronic Calculator” was the first digital computer used in the space program and was instrumental in the development of the U.S. Army Redstone missile which carried the first US satellite into orbit, and launched the first US astronauts and their Mercury capsule into sub-orbital flight in 1961. The CPC was a versatile general purpose computer designed to perform any predetermined sequence of arithmetical operations coded on standard 80-column punched cards. The CPC was popular with U.S. Government agencies, laboratories and aircraft manufacturers. References: IBM Archives https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV2198.html John Sheldon & Liston Tatum article: http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/xxx-ibm-cpc.html IBM Docs at Bitsavers.org http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/ibm/punchedCard/Training/A24-1010-0_IBM_Operators_Reference.pdf Thanks to PublicResourceOrg, the full version of the film “Big Picture: Army Technical Schools in Europe” can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsByes3Ni7w Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

110320 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. PLEASE NOTE: An improved version of this video is at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXECyekYPf8 U.S. Navy training film details 1967 Satellite Navigation technology. Nice footage of IBM 7094 mainframe, AN/UYK, 7702 and explanation of the Navy's computer operation center. 28 Mins, color & sound. - With special thanks to Naval History & Heritage Command for film preservation. Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

280217 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. Star Trek: Just for fun, an obscure bit of Star Trek Vintage Computer Trivia. Short, but fascinating. This episode shows several AMPEX FR-100 tape cabinets on a US Air Base. Comments are welcome. Enjoy! AMPEX Computer Products Division of Culver City California developed the industry’s first successful digital tape transport to employ a single capstan. This eliminated traditional pinch rollers substantially reducing the number of moving parts in a system and providing excellent reliability and low cost operation. Here is a very brief video history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnkRbVtRcV8 Provided for Educational and Historical interest only. Star Trek ® is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures. Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

031116 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. Back-to-back, two “Cold War” computing films that complement each other. First, IBM’s commercial for the SAGE computer system built in the 1950’s for U.S. defense. SAGE was used by NORAD and included the BOMARC missile system, which is the subject of film #2 “The Armored Sky” from 1958. (see info below) Topics: SAGE IBM AN/FSQ-7 BOMARC IM-99 B weapon system NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) B-52 aircraft; Texas Towers (RADAR) RC-121 in flight; four F-1O2A's in flight {IBM film copyright © IBM. BOMARC film produced by Boeing under contract to U.S. Air Force. Courtesy of National Archives, VHS tape, USAF #31456.} BOMARC relied on the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) computer system (MIT, IBM) used by NORAD for detecting, tracking and intercepting enemy bombers. SAGE allowed for remote launching of the BOMARC missiles, which were housed in 14 individual launch shelters in remote areas of the U.S. and two in Canada. Boeing built over 570 BOMARC missiles. There were over 25 individual SAGE building sites called Direction Centers, each one with two SAGE AN/FSQ-7 computers installed. SAGE was the world’s largest computer, with 60,000 vacuum tubes, 13,000 transistors and 175,000 diodes. Pieces of the SAGE can be seen in various old TV shows, such as “Time Tunnel”, “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” and many others. IBM Archives online http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history SAGE/BOMARC Air Defense Weapons (60 pg manual, 1958) ftp://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/ibm/sage/SAGE_BOMARC_Defense_System_1958.pdf http://ed-thelen.org/index.html#history https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/the-largest-computer-ever-built/ Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

160120 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. A vintage 1969 Burroughs Corporation briefing on the status of the B6500 Electronic Data Processing System. With very minor restorations, this clip provides a historical view of this early machine's creation. Burroughs Corporation was merged with Sperry Corporation in 1986 to form Unisys Corporation. Information courtesy of Unisys Archives, Charles Babbage Institute, and Bitsavers.org. Provided for non-commercial use only. Educational reference material. Runtime: 13 mins. Published with permission under the Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The B6500 was a successor to the B5500 Computer, and was upgraded to the B6700 Computer in the field. We hope you enjoy this brief walk down "memory lane" during the highly competitive mainframe computer marketplace of the mid 1960's.] Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

170816 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. A partially restored vintage Army film showing the Norden Battery Computer System of 1979. Ten systems were built for the Army as part of a research and development project to control mobile howitzers in the field. The Army expanded the contract in 1980. Norden became a part of Northrop Grumman and operated until 2013. Testing was done by U.S. Army at Fort Sill Oklahoma; software testing was done at Aberdeen Missile Ground. A fascinating, short video originally a promotional piece for Norden. ~ Special thanks to the CECOM History Archive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, for the vintage film clip. For more information on Norden Systems, we recommend visiting the following web site: http://www.NordenRetireesClub.org Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

230920 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. Painfully rescued from an ancient VHS tape, we present a vintage IBM promotional film on computer developments up to about 1970. Many early machines are touched on very briefly, ending with a mention of an IBM customer information and control system used by Houston Lighting & Power Company, as well as other material. Video quality is somewhat poor. Historical value rests mostly with the original audio narrator Norman Rose. Worth sharing for those who love early IBM history. Hope you enjoy. Film segment courtesy of IBM Archives. Runs 20 minutes. Computer History Archives Project. Contains numerous vintage technical elements such as punch cards, magnetic tape, disk drives, RAMAC, IBM 1401, DASD, IBM 2260 terminals, System/360, etc. https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

280816 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. Original un-edited 1962 film. A “somewhat dry” Army/Navy film of basic computer concepts. Detailed descriptions & diagrams of computing “input, store, control, arithmetic, output”, etc. Machine peripherals shown briefly. Film quality starts poor, but gets better towards the end. Nice description of “core memory” at 10:20 mins into the film. - Watch with a cold drink and some tasty snacks and enjoy this classic educational treat. Topics include: input, storage, arithmetic unit, control unit, output punched cards, punched paper tape, magnetic tape chain printers, dot matrix printers disk storage, RAMAC core storage, core memory registers, accumulators Run time: 24 mins. BW with Sound https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

150816 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. A brief look at the U.S. Army’s “MOBIDIC” mobile computer of 1959. Dedicated to those who worked on the early FIELDATA project and its related computers, these vintage film clips and photos give a brief glimpse of some of the milestones of that early computing period. Please feel free to comment, especially if you worked on any of the early MOBIDIC, BASICPAC, LOGICPAC or other aspects of FIELDATA history. Keywords: ----- MOBIDIC LOGICPAC BASICPAC Sylvania 9400 Philco FIELDATA Fort Monmouth Fort Huachuca Mobile Computing DYSEAC Army Ordnance Supply Automatic Data Processing System ADPS AN/MYK-1 AN/MYK-2 G.M. Sokol Watts Humphrey - See his excellent Video on MOBIDIC at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC6TlcSOPrY Army Signal Corps. Core Memory Storage Mainframe https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

280816 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. FILM: Original 1957 U.S. Army film covers Automatic Data Processing. Great footage of the IBM 705 mainframe in a data processing environment, and glimpses of the UNIVAC I, IBM 650, RCA BIZMAC and Burroughs Datatron. Block diagram explanation of how ADP works, followed by more footage of the IBM data center in action. Here is a time code of where various topics start in the film. Uploaded for educational and historical purposes for the Computer History Archives Project (CHAP). Run time 32 mins. 2:16 IBM 705 Computer Console 2:30 UNIVAC at the Franklin Institute, Pennsylvania 2:42 RCA BIZMAC Tape Unit Drawers, at Army Ordnance Corps 2:50 Burroughs Datatron 3:24 Magnetic Tape Drives 3:38 Punch Card Machines 3:39 ACAN – Army Command and Administrative Network 4:00 IBM 705 console 4:24 through 14:00 = (10 minutes of Block Diagrams, ADP concepts) 14:03 Army Signal Supply Agency, IBM 705, card input, core memory, mag tapes, magnetic drum memory, printing forms, (Good Detail) 17:36 IBM 705 console again 18:02 Men in discussion meeting; programming staff, etc. 20:40 ADPS and IBM 705 hardware; logistics; supply; operations 25:56 RCA BIZMAC computer 26:15 IBM 650 Computer, Quartermaster Corps, Data Proc. Center Richmond, Virginia 26: 45 IBM 650 at Engineer Supply Control Office, St. Louis, Mo. 27:18 Project MASS : Modern Army Supply System 27:50 Rare footage of Army Mobile Computers (DYSEAC; MOBIDIC); army staff, etc. https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. From US Government Archives, a 1961 film spotlights the GE 210 Computer. The GE 210 Computer announced in 1960 was based on the earlier ERMA (Electronic Recording Machine Accounting) system developed in the early 1950’s. ERMA systems used MICR (magnetic ink Character recognition) which revolutionized bank check processing. At least 44 systems were produced from 1960 to 1964. Film created for the former Merchandise National Bank of Chicago in 1961. For more information on the history of GE computers and ERMA systems, the following resources are recommended: General Electric Computer Department from the bottom up, 1961 through 1965, by Ed Thelen http://www.ed-thelen.org/EarlyGE-Computers.html Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation http://www.smecc.org/ Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. A brief presentation highlighting early PLATO Computer Based Education systems. This presentation is an independent research project by Computer History Archives Project. For an in-depth look at PLATO’s fascinating history, we suggest the following resources. The Charles Babbage Institute http://www.cbi.umn.edu/iterations/van... Special Thanks to: Arvid Nelson, Curator and Archivist, and The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign https://physics.illinois.edu/history/... Special Thanks to: Linda S. Stahnke, Archival Operations & Reference Specialist And: http://platohistory.org/about/ (by Brian Dear) http://thinkofit.com/plato/dwplato.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(...) Plato@50 (YouTube) a conference series, hosted by Computer Museum (Mountain View, CA) http://www.Cyber1.org http://edmentum.org ----------------------------------- Professional Narration: David Melvin Key Terms in the Presentation include: Computer Based Education (CBE) Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) Professor Donald Bitzer Touch Screen Tutor language Control Data Corporation Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. This film provides a good depiction of a 1957-1960's era data processing installation at a U.S. Air Base. - Titled: "Logistic Support Management in Advanced Weapons." Although the letters “IBM” were apparently taped over by the original film producers, the equipment is clearly an early IBM mainframe, almost certainly a model 705 EDPM with its accompanying peripheral devices. The IBM 705 was introduced in 1954 and installed starting in 1956. It was a large vacuum tube based computer -- one of the most powerful data processing systems available at during the late 1950's. This 20 minute film has good quality, color and sound, lightened up slightly from the original to improve the detail of the computer equipment. Computer footage starts at 4 minutes into the film. It is provided here for its educational value in depicting early data processing equipment and procedures. Uploaded by the Computer History Archives Project. Key Words and Topics in the Film: Data Processing Keypunch Operator Keypunch Machine Punch Card Filing System Card-to-tape converter IBM Punch Card Reader Computer Operator Communications High Speed Printer Greenbar Paper Tractor Feed Paper Exception Reporting IBM Electronic Data Processing Machines (EDPM) Logistics Support Management Supply Weapons Support Maintenance Air Force Teletype Transceiver Telephone Resupply Operational Readiness Launch pad Procurement Inventory Pipeline Missiles Transportation Scheduling Inventory Control Stock Levels Failure Analysis Provisioning Status Electronic Data Processing Click to visit our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Computer History: A 10 minute look back at punch cards from the early 1900's up to the 1960's. Vintage films and photos of early IBM, Remington Rand and other keypunch, tabulating, calculating and computing machines. - Special thanks to IBM Archives, UNISYS Archives, US Government Archives and others, for vintage material. Compiled and edited by Computer History Archives Project. Narrated by David Melvin. Explore our other Computer History videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/