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UNIVAC I. UNIVAC I ( UNIV ersal A utomatic C omputer I) byl první komerční, sériově vyráběný počítač vyrobený v USA. Na návrhu UNIVACu I pracovali hlavně J. Presper Eckert a John Mauchly, vynálezci ENIACu. Jejich společnost ( Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation) zahájila projekční práce, ale tento projekt byl dokončen až ...
May 23, 2018 · UNIVAC Short for Universal Automatic Computer. The US's first commercially available computer system, delivered in 1951 slightly later than the Ferranti Mark I. Its memory was in the form of mercury delay lines. It was the product of the Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation, formed in 1948 by the designers of ENIAC.
UNIVAC 1 computer system. 1953 ca. 102645278. The Univac I delivered to the U.S. Census Bureau was the first commercial computer to attract widespread public attention mainly on the strength of its televised prediction of the 1952 Presidential election. As a result, the word "Univac" was often used interchangeably for "computer."
Apr 1, 2021 · The UNIVAC I was initially meant to cost in the region of $400 000, with the final cost ending up north of $1 million. As the first commercial computer, the UNIVAC sold for a “mere” $1.5 million.
Oct 31, 2012 · Produced by Cindy Carpien. Sixty years ago, computers were used for the first time to predict the outcome of a presidential race. CBS used the UNIVAC, one of the first commercial computers, on ...
UNIVAC II at U. S. Navy Electronics Supply Office. The UNIVAC II computer was an improvement to the UNIVAC I that the UNIVAC division of Sperry Rand first delivered in 1958. The improvements included the expansion of core memory from 2,000 to 10,000 words; UNISERVO II tape drives, which could use either the old UNIVAC I metal tapes or the new PET tapes; and some transistorized circuits ...
A black and white photograph circa 1960 with four people gathered around the UNIVAC I keyboard, which was the first commercial electronic computer. Grace Murray Hopper was an American mathematician who helped devise the UNIVAC I keyboard along with COBOL, a computer programming language designed for business use. The history of technology and business is discussed in Session 11 of this course ...
