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Computer storage devices

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Associative storage; Buffer storage; Cache memory; Cathode ray tube memory systems; Counters; Disk access; Magnetic drums; Magnetic memory; Memory hierarchy; Microfilm aperture card systems; Optical storage devices; Punched card systems; RAID; Random access memory; Read-only memory; Computer Registers; Semiconductor storage devices; Smart cards; Storage fragmentation; Virtual storage.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Geoffrey D. Austrian research notes on Herman Hollerith

 Collection
Accession: 2353
Abstract:

Geoffrey David Austrian (1930-) is an author and journalist. He first became interested in the life of Herman Hollerith (1860-1929), inventor of the puched-card system of data processing, while working for the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), the firm that grew out of Hollerith's invention. This collections includes the research materials Austrian used to write the book Herman Hollerith: Forgotten Giant of Information Processing. Austrian's research includes notes from interviews with Hollerith family members and copies of materials from the IBM archives and other repositories, including the New York Public Library.

Dates: 1860-1990; Majority of material found within 1890-1929

IBM Technical History Project oral histories

 Collection
Accession: 2089
Abstract:

The IBM Technical History Project was begun in 1980 following the suggestion that books be written about IBM's technical history. The books that were subsequently written were based, in part, on 361 oral history interviews. This collection contains the interviews bound in eight volumes.

Dates: 1980-1991

UNITE, Inc. records

 Collection
Accession: 1881
Abstract:

UNITE, Inc. stands for Unisys Information Technology Exchange, a not-for-profit corporation, where members share information about Unisys and the use and development of information technology. The predescessor, UNIVAC Scientific Exchange (USE) was formed in 1955, consisting of UNIVAC 1103A computer users (Boeing Airplane Company, Holloman Air Force Base, Lockheed Missile Systems Division and Ramo-Woolridge Corporation) and Sperry-UNIVAC representatives. Their records document the evolving relationship between USE, Inc. and Sperry-UNIVAC including the history of software development through problem issues reported and improvements, response to user demands, and customer expectations.

Dates: 1955-1997