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 1 Collection or Record:
Sperry Rand Corporation, Engineering Research Associates (ERA) Division records
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sperry Rand Corporation, Engineering Research Associates (ERA) Division records
Collection
Accession: 2015
Abstract:
Engineering Research Associates (ERA) origins can be traced to the classified World War II-era Navy project to break the German secret codes by using electronic data processing. After the war, ERA became a private sector company that did pioneering work in computer development. In 1952, it was purchased by Remington Rand. The records include the correspondence of ERA's founding engineers including William Norris and Arnold Cohen. Also included is business and technical correspondence, legal records, patents, and oral histories.
Dates:
1949-1965
