Mainframe Computer Model, Remington Rand Univac 1103 or 1103A
Mainframe Computer Model, Remington Rand Univac 1103 or 1103A
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- Description
- This portion of a model of a Univac computer includes four wooden, paper and cloth pieces painted gray, namely:
- 1. input/output units on desk, including paper tape units and Flexowriter
- 2. adding machine and other units on desk.
- 3. Uniservo tape drive
- 4. another computer peripheral, possibly a card reader
- Engineering Research Associates began development of its 1103 in 1949 and introduced the first copy of the machine in 1953, the year after the firm was acquired by Remington Rand.
- Reference:
- Remington Rand Univac, Univac model 1103A Computer Scientific Programming Manual.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- mainframe computer model
- date made
- ca 1953
- maker
- Remington Rand Inc.
- Measurements
- overall: 9.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 11.5 cm; 3 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in x 4 17/32 in
- ID Number
- 2013.3049.01
- nonaccession number
- 2013.3049
- catalog number
- 2013.3049.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Tim Bergin
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Computers & Business Machines
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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