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Tuesday
Jun162009

Retro Tech Tuesday: The Univac

When we first launched the channel, this clip was in heavy rotation, and frankly, I still can't get enough of it. Lovingly posted by the Computer History Museum, it's a fine promotional film for one of the most popular computers of the 1950's, the Univac. Yes, just get your program properly onto the punch cards, and a whole world of blinking lights would do your bidding. Sure it seems almost laughable now, but obviously these early giants of computing were key to getting where we are today. 

Enjoy:

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