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... BINAC , and one from the Census Bureau , for a machine to be named Univac . Trouble started early on . BINAC , writes Katharine Fishman , " was delivered in 1948 but didn't meet the customer's needs . " Mauchly's secretary had been ...
... BINAC , and one from the Census Bureau , for a machine to be named Univac . Trouble started early on . BINAC , writes Katharine Fishman , " was delivered in 1948 but didn't meet the customer's needs . " Mauchly's secretary had been ...
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... BINAC : Fishman , p . 30 . 31 " knew little . . . ” : Fishman , p . 31 . 31 Univacs : Fishman , p . 158 . 31 " Eckert - Mauchly kids . . . ” : quoted in Fishman , p . 46 . 32 " Eckert and Mauchly . . . " : quoted in Fishman , P. 33 . 32 ...
... BINAC : Fishman , p . 30 . 31 " knew little . . . ” : Fishman , p . 31 . 31 Univacs : Fishman , p . 158 . 31 " Eckert - Mauchly kids . . . ” : quoted in Fishman , p . 46 . 32 " Eckert and Mauchly . . . " : quoted in Fishman , P. 33 . 32 ...
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... BINAC , 30 binary system , 36-37 , 50 , 84 Bison , 168 bits , 50 Blackburn , Inc. , 125 Bolt , Beranek & Newman , 109 , 110 Boole , George , 37 Boston Consulting Group , 109 Boston Globe , 128 Bowman , Bill , 108-132 Bowmar Instrument ...
... BINAC , 30 binary system , 36-37 , 50 , 84 Bison , 168 bits , 50 Blackburn , Inc. , 125 Bolt , Beranek & Newman , 109 , 110 Boole , George , 37 Boston Consulting Group , 109 Boston Globe , 128 Bowman , Bill , 108-132 Bowmar Instrument ...
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