1964 Burroughs Computers Computer History (B5000, B280, BUIC D825; Unisys, Mainframe) Educational

180418 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are. A 1964 Burroughs film showcasing customers using its computers in multiple government and private sector applications. Portions of the film have been slightly restored, as it contains valuable historical information, including RARE footage of the BUIC military computer (D825) built for the U.S. Air Force. This is one of five Burroughs related computer history videos we have posted on CHAP site. - Hope you enjoy them all. Thank you for watching. An index to various film topics is below.

====FINANCIAL First National Bank, San Jose, Calif. B270
1:45
Knickerbocker S&L, Manhattan, B280
2:23
Public Bank, Detroit, Michigan, B270
2:46

====CHEMICAL – PETROLEUM
4:05
Marathon Oil Co. Denver Research Center, B5000
4:07
Northern Natural Gas Co., Omaha, Nebraska, B5000
4:25
Dow Chemical Laboratories, Midland, Michigan, B5000 (ALGOL)
5:18

====GOVERNMENT
5:54
City of Lakeland, Florida, B250
6:09
Federal Trade Commission, Washington D.C., B 280 (SEC)
6:24
U.S. Geological Survey, Dept. of the Interior, B280
6:38
Paper Tape Punch and Reader, B220
6:40

====MANUFACTURING, MERCHANDISING
7:09
Kelvinator Division of American Motors Corporation, Grand Rapids, B260
7:10
Morton Shoe Stores, Boston, Mass., B280
8:25
Burroughs P1100 Tape Punch Adder
8:37

====SCIENCE – MEDICINE
9:48
Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, B260 Westinghouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, B5000
10:51

====EDUCATION
11:39
Iowa Technical Education Center, B280
11:60
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, B5000
12:31
Shows nice Punch Card Program Data Processing Center, I/O window for programmer’s punch cards, etc

====INTERNATIONAL
Mexico, EDP France
15:04

====DEFENSE
16:10
Army, messaging system BUIC (Air Force) Rare film of D825 computer ** * and Display Units, light gun

16:47

====BURROUGHS RESEARCH

17:50
D825 thin film memory D84 compact computer

18:33
Burroughs E2100 Direct Accounting Computer

19:07

====CUSTOMER LIST Long list of Burroughs customers
19:32

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Recommended References:

VIPClubMN.org, (Retirees, former employees, etc. of Unisys, and their Twin Cities predecessor companies) http://www.VIPClubMN.org

Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation (SMECC),
http://www.smecc.org/

Al Kossow’s, Bitsavers archives,
http://www.Bitsavers.org

"Survey of Electronic Digital Computing Systems," 1961, Weik, Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Prov. Ground, Courtesy of Ed Thelen;
http://www.ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61.html

Special thanks to Tony Buglione, Manager of External Communications & Media Relations, Unisys Corporation
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See Other Burroughs Computer Videos here:

History of Burroughs Computers & Machines to 1956; UDEC, E101
https://youtu.be/OsCMB-FKjRc
1963 Burroughs Computer History Archives Project, Datatron, ElectroData, B5000, B270 UNISYS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyOpO-040W8
https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/