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UNIVAC

 UNIVAC(UNIVersal Automatic Computer.) was made by J.P. Eckert  and J.W. Mauchly in 1961AD.

  • It consisted of tape drives which could use either the old UNIVAC I metal tapes or the new PET film tapes, and some circuits that were transistorized (although it was still a vacuum tube computer)



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  • Its purpose was mostly for calculations of census or defense department.

  • Its features are as follows:

  1. It was 8 feet high,15 feet long and weighed about 15 tons.

  2. The UNIVAC 90/60 Series first ran with Univac developed OS/9,

  3. The UNIVAC Solid State was a 2-address, decimal computer.

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