Technology 1950s

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  • ERA 1101

    ERA 1101
    ERA 1101 was one of the first commercially produced computers. It was designed by ERA and built by Remington- Rand. It was high speed an could store up to 1 million bits.
  • IBM 726 Magnetic tape

    IBM 726 Magnetic tape
    It can store mass amounts of information and it was highly important for electronic computers. It was an early magnetic tape which revolutionized the way information was stored.
  • IBM 650 Magnetic drum calculator

    IBM 650 Magnetic drum calculator
    It's first mass produced computer. The magnetic data storage allowed information to be stored faster than other drum- based machines. Generation of students first used and learned programming using this machine.
  • Libra scope LGP- 30

    Libra scope LGP- 30
    It was developed by Physicist Stan Frankel, and made at Caltech. It was used for science and engineering. It was an early example of a personal computer.
  • SAGE

    SAGE
    SAGE was the first large scale computer communications network. It was designed to detect Soviet bombers. It helped the US military intercept and destroy Soviet aircraft