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EARTHDATE: March 23, 2008

Official News page 9


ON THE WEB: UNIVAC PROMO

by Hazed

Way back in the 1950s, when computers were brand new, UNIVAC was one of the earliest commercial computers. Made and sold by the company Remington-Rand, this giant machine was intended for business use - in those days it was unthinkable that computers would ever find their way into the home.

The company produced this film as a promotional aid to help them sell UNIVAC and also to explain computers to the average person. It's pretty amusing, as old commercials often are, but also an interesting slice of history.


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