UNIVAC
UCT "UNIVAC CALCULATING TABULATOR"
SOLID-STATE II 80/90

PROTOTYPE OF UCT COMPLETED DEC. 1957
FIRST DELIVERY AUGUST 1958
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ONE OF THE VERY FIRST COMPUTERS TO USE SOLID STATE TECHNOLOGY - FIRST TO BE OFFERED COMMERCIALLY
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THE SOLID-STATE COMPUTER WAS DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO IBMs SUCCESSFUL 650 SYSTEM
(AN IBM 650 EMULATOR PROGRAM WAS AVAILABLE TO HELP CONVERSION TO THEIR SYSTEM)
IN OCT. 1959 IBM RELEASED THE 1401 WHICH WAS MORE POWERFUL THEN THE SOLID-STATE FOR THE SAME PRICE
THIS PRACTICALLY PUT AN END TO THE MARKETABILITY OF THE SOLID-STATE COMPUTER
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THE SOLID-STATE COMPUTER USED MAGNETIC AMPLIFIERS WHICH WERE A REAL RIVAL TO TRANSISTORS
AS COMPUTER SPEED BECAME MORE IMPORTANT TRANSISTORS WON OUT
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SOLID-STATE 80 HANDLED IBM 80 COLUMN CARDS / SOLID-STATE 90 HANDLED REMINGTON RANDs 90 COLUMN CARDS
SYSTEM INCLUDED: CPU - CARD READER - CARD PUNCH - PRINTER
THE CPU CONTAINED: 20 VACUUM TUBES/700 TRANSISTORS/3000 FERRACTOR AMPLIFIERS
PRICED AT $350,000 - $7000/mnth

SOLID-STATE
BRLREPORT


ENGINEERS PANEL
FAULT WARNING LAMPS AND VOLTMETER
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POST REMOVAL - MOUNTED IN WOOD FRAME - NOT ALL WIRING IS ORIGINAL
LENGTH = 18" w/o FRAME

VOLTAGE PANEL
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VOLTAGE PANEL
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