July 06, 2009
Remington-Rand Present the Univac
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UNIVAC is one of the earliest commercial computers and was easily the most famous computer of the 1950s. This film, produced between 1950 and 1952, shows how the UNIVAC computer was used in business, defense and by the census. The film shows several of the important portions of the UNIVAC system at work, including the high-speed printer, the UNISERVO tape drive, the UNITYPER, card readers and the mercury delay line tanks that served as main memory. The programming process is fully discussed and a business problem is demonstrated. These films served a promotional film as well as a way to demystify computers to the average person.
Duration : 0:17:31
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Very interesting …
Very interesting video. We’ve come a long way since then, but the funny thing is we’ve probably got an even longer way yet to go.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
In 60 years they’ll …
In 60 years they’ll probably think the same of our computers…..
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
That thing’s HUGE!! …
That thing’s HUGE!!! Watching this in 2009, I want to laugh whenever they mention how “high-tech” it is
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I wonder how long …
I wonder how long it took to get one set up and running?
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
it was built for …
it was built for 150,000 but sold retail for 1.2 mil — they sold about 50 of them –
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
That’s it? I …
That’s it? I expected much more…
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Remington Rand… I …
Remington Rand… I think my niece bought that trademark brand name off of ebay…. or was it RCA
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Cool!
Cool!
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
i like my quad core
i like my quad core
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Excelent video! …
Excelent video! There is an exibit for UNIVAC at the Boston Museum of Science. I was there recently.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Apparently the …
Apparently the first Univac had a pricetag of $1 million. o_o
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
this video is …
this video is amazing because its thesis of furthering mankind’s endeavor is thoroughly explained and argued.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
He’s a UNISMOKER.
He’s a UNISMOKER.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
EPA was created in …
EPA was created in 1970. In the ’50’s, you could’ve dumped that mercury in the river & nobody could’ve held you responsible for the damage
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Thanks for this …
Thanks for this video.
In the 8th grade(1958) my dad brought home a brochure on the new UNIVAC that the USDA was getting in KC, MO. That brochure and the real thing hooked me – look at all those dials and switches!!
I never got to program it, but got to see it in operation while I was programming AUTOCODER on 1401s amd 7074s.
We worked in a 3-story building and I was on the 3rd floor. We always new when UNIVAC crashed; the circuit breakers would trip and the lights would dim.
Thanks again!
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Nice…Tanks of …
Nice…Tanks of Mercury! I bet the EPA is all like ‘OMG SWEET!’
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
FABULOUS video! Our …
FABULOUS video! Our computers history explained. I love these old 50’s films. Wouldn’t it be cool to see a TV ad, “HI, I’m a MAC and I’m A UNIVAC”?
Thanks for the video!
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Ohhh,thanks for …
Ohhh,thanks for this AWESOME video! This computer is such an amazing machine! GREAT!
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
wonder if it will …
wonder if it will run pacman
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
and the programmer …
and the programmer lights up his uni-lighter and enjoys a uni-cigarette.
“uhh, pardon me boss. i’d hate to be a bother but my paycheck isn’t right. i dont suppose you can reprint me another one? and my son would like one in holepunch form.”
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
ahaha smoking after …
ahaha smoking after programming, that was hilarious … lol
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Love how the …
Love how the Programmer lights up at 10:00. after figuring out his flowchart. Now he just needs his fifth cup of coffee…
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I am so glad that …
I am so glad that ever since the UNIVAC we have eliminated errors in payroll.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
wow, this must have …
wow, this must have been a different era. While the narrator was discussing the application of computer data processing by scientists in the “atomic energy commision” it shows footage of an atomic explosion. I guess just as computer has come along way since then, so has public relations.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Every generation …
Every generation believes they are the inventors. They truly are, except for those who came before. I was one of the truly hot nerds in a white lab coat working on UNIVAC.