The UNIVAC was a "stored program" computer, one of the first. More than anything else, that made it different from the machines it was designed to replace.

UNIVAC (1951) The EDVAC was used to calculate ballistic trajectories for the military, but its designers were also interested in creating computers for civilian use.

UNIVAC also had an external magnetic tape memory, as well as magnetic tapes used in input and output. Users of UNIVAC played an important role in the development of programming languages. This model ...

In 1954, GE Appliance Park in Louisville became the first private business in the U.S. to buy a UNIVAC I computer. The 30-ton computer, which was first used by the federal government, cost $1.2 ...

That beleaguered Univac computer had made its debut in the 1952 election between Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai Stevenson, the first nationwide TV broadcast of a presidential ...

That beleaguered Univac computer had made its debut in the 1952 election between Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai Stevenson, the first nationwide TV broadcast of a presidential ...

On the eve of Election Day, we revisit the 1952 election, when CBS used the groundbreaking UNIVAC computer to accurately forecast Dwight D. Eisenhower's victory. It was a turning point in election ...