OT: Happy 50th Birthday UNIVAC 1

From: Jamadagni, Rajendra <Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:07:04 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00329586.20010614063602@fatcity.com>

The first computer that started it all ...

"Today is the 50th birthday of the UNIVAC I (UNIversal Automatic Computer), the first commercial computer. It was quite a beast: 16,000 lbs, 5000 vacuum tubes measuring 9 inches by 2 inches, and an amazing 1000 instructions executed per second! The first UNIVAC was sold to the US Census bureau where it revolutionized data storage from them. No longer did they have to use punch cards, UNIVAC supported storage on metal tape! The US Census bureau still maintains a plaque commemorating the computer. It reads "Bureau of the Census dedicated the world's first electronic general purpose data processing computer, UNIVAC I, on June 14, 1951. Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation" Happy Birthday, UNIVAC I!"

While celebrating this ... Unisys (http://www.unisys.com) has apologized for their sins (http://www.unisys.com/news/releases/2001/jun/06148026.asp) calling them "Unintended Consequences Of The Computer Age".

Among them ...

• Giving SPAM a bad name
• Making it impossible for anyone to do more than five minutes' worth of work without being interrupted by an emailed joke, Top Ten list, or chain letter.
• Making it easier for the IRS to spot discrepancies between your tax return and objective reality.
• Providing you with the means to lose money in the stock market at an unprecedented pace.

Have fun
Raj

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Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc. Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com
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Received on Thu Jun 14 2001 - 09:07:04 CDT