Burroughs Corporation and Sperry Corporation merger records, 1985-1989.

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Burroughs Corporation and Sperry Corporation merger records, 1985-1989.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62490462

Collection contains materials related to the Burroughs/Sperry merger including publicity, the name contest for the new company, and information on the successes of Unisys Corporation in its first few years.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7816411

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Unisys Corporation

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Burroughs Corporation

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The collection contains manuals for a number of different Burroughs computer systems, including the B6700, the B7000/B6000/B5000 families, and large systems in general. They concentrate on the programming languages (ALGOL and COBOL), but also contain primers on CANDE, WFL, and the DMSII system. From the guide to the Burroughs Corporation records. Product literature., 1910-1984, (Bulk: 1961-1982), (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]) The HOBO ...

Sperry Corporation

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The Sperry Rand Corporation was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on June 30, 1955, as a merger of Remington Rand, Inc., and The Sperry Corporation. Sperry Rand was renamed the Sperry Corporation on Aug. 1, 1979. On September 16, 1986 Sperry was merged into the Burroughs Corporation. Burroughs, the surviving corporate entity, was renamed the Unisys Corporation. The firm was a major manufacturer of office machines, computers, electric appliances, feedback control systems and aerospace compo...