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A Second Survey of
Domestic Electronic Digital
Computing Systems

Ballistic Research Lab, June 1957 Report No. 1010

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Page
I INTRODUCTION 9
PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY REPORT 10
SCOPE OF THE SURVEY REPORT 11
PROCESSING OF THE SURVEY DATA 11
INTERPRETATION OF THE SURVEY DATA 12
USE OF THE SURVEY REPORT 12
II SYSTEMS DESCRIPTIONS 13
System Page
ADEC 14
ALWAC III E 16
ALWAC 800 24
AVIDAC 26
BENDIX D 12 28
BENDIX G 15 32
BIZMAC 38
BURROUGHS E 101 48
CALDIC 50
CIRCLE 52
CORBIN 54
CP 266 56
DATAKEEPER 1000 62
DATAMATOC 1000 64
DATATRON 68
DIANA 80
DIGITAL CORRELATOR 580 84
DYSEAC 86
EDVAC 88
ELECOM 50 92
ELECOM 100 94
ELECOM 120 120 .
ELECOM 125 125FP 104
FERRANTI MARK I* 108
FERRANTI MERCURY 110
FERRANTI PEGASUS 112
FLAC I II 116
GEORGE 120
GUIDANCE FUNCTION 122
HUGHES ADV AIRBORNE III 124
IAS 126
IBM CPC 128
IBM 604 132
IBM 607 134
IBM 608 136
IBM 650 RAMAC TAPES 138
IBM 701 150
IBM 702 156
IBM 704 164
IBM 705 174
IBM 709 180
ILLIAC 184
JOHNNIAC 190
LARC 194
LEPRECHAUN 196
LGP 30 198
LINCOLN MEMORY TEST 202
LINCOLN TX 0 206
LINCOLN TX 2 208
LITTON 20 40 210
LOGISTICS 212
System Page
MAGNEFILE B 214
MAGNIFILE D 216
MAGNETRONIC BID ASKED 218
MAGNETRONIC INVENTORY CONTROL 222
MAGNETRONIC RESERVISOR 224
MAGNETRONIC SAVINGS ACCOUNTING 232
MANIAC I 234
MANIAC II 236
MELLON INSTITUTE 238
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 24
MIDAC 242
MINIAC C, II 244
MOBIDIC 246
MODAC 404 248
MODAC 410 250
MODAC 414 252
MODAC 5014 254
MONROBOT III 258
MONROBOT V 260
MONROBOT VI 262
MONROBOT MU 261
NAREC 266
NCR CRC 102 A 268
NCR 102 D 272
NCR 304 276
NORC 280
OARAC 282
ORDFIAC 288
ORDVAC 290
PENNSTAC 294
QUAC 296
RAYDAC 298
READIX 302
SEAC 306
SWAC 310
TECHNITROL 180 312
TRANSAC S 1000 314
TRANSAC S 2000 316
UDEC I 318
UCEC II II 320
UDOFT 322
UNIVAC I 324
UNIVAC II 336
UNIVAC 60 342
UNIVAC 120 346
UNIVAC FILE 350
UNIVAC SCIENTIFIC 1101 354
UNIVAC SCIENTIFIC 1102 356
UNIVAC SCIENTIFIC 1103 1103A 360
WHIRLWIND I 368
WISC 370
III ANALYSIS AND TRENDS 373
INTRODUCTION 374
DESIGNATION OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS 374
MANUFACTURER OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS 374
APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS 375
NUMERICAL SYSTEM 375
ARTHEMETIC UNIT 377
STORAGE 378
INPUT 380
OUTPUT 380
CIRCUIT ELEMENTS ENTIRE SYSTEM 381
CHECKING FEATURES 382
POWER, SPACE AND WEIGHT 383
PRODUCTION RECORD 384
COST, PRICE CF AND RENTAL RATE 384
PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS 385
RELIABILITY AND OPERATING EXPERIENCE 385
FUTURE PLANS 386
INSTALLATIONS 386
ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND REMARKS 385
IV BIBLIOGRAPHY 413
V GLOSSARY OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMMING TERMINOLOGY 415
VI DISTRIBUTION LIST 441

LIST OF TABLES
Table
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I MANUFACTURERS OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS 388
II QUANTITY OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS MANUFACTURED TO DATE 392
III WORD LENGTH OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS 393
IV ARITHMETIC OPERATION TIME (EXCLUDING ACCESS) OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS 396
V ARITHMETIC OPERATION TIME (INCLUDING ACCESS ) OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS 398
VI ACCESS TIME OF RIGS S SPEED STORAGE UNITS 400
VII CAPACITY OF HIGH SPEED STORAGE UNITS 442
VIII LOG10 CAPACITY/ACCESS TIME OF HIGH SPED STORAGE UNITS 404
IX CAPACITY OF MAGNETIC DRUM STORAGE UNITS 406
X TUBE QUANTITY IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS 407
XI CRYSTAL DIODE: QUANTITY IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS 408
XII TRANSISTOR QUANTITY IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS 409
XIII APPROXIMATE POWER REQUIREMENT OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS 410
XIV APPROXIMATE COST OF BASIC COMPUTING SYSTEMS 411
XV CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF INITIAL OPERATION OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS 412