Marvin L. Stein papers, 1949-1971.

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Marvin L. Stein papers, 1949-1971.

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Correspondence, memoranda, notes, meeting minutes, reports, publications, financial records, and reference materials relating to the University of Minnesota computer center, computers, installation plans, computer use and operations, facilities, Minnesota Analysis and Planning System (MAPS), personnel, CO-OP (a user's group for large-scale Control Data computers), time sharing, and university computer services. The collection includes information on computers proposed and installed at the university (the ERA 1103, CDC 1604 and 6600), and computer laboratories such as the Numerical Analysis Center, the Hybrid Computing Laboratory, and the Analog Computational Laboratory.

4.6 cubic ft.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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CO-OP (Computer user group)

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University of Minnesota. Computer Science Dept.

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University of Minnesota. Computer Center

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Engineering research associates

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Early computer manufacturing firm. From the description of Engineering Research Associates records, 1945-1956. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62435921 During the Second World War, the Navy recognized that the computer, with its ability to rapidly manipulate data streams, was a natural tool for encoding and decoding enemy messages. In 1944 and 1945 it sponsored a number of research projects in this area. Its most successful unit was l...

Control Data Corporation

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In January 1980, William C. Norris began planning for Control Data Corporation (CDC) executives to write histories of the major business segments of the company. After compiling a list of potential contributors, selected current and former CDC executives were requested to write narratives, with as much supporting documentation as possible, on specific business areas or topics in mid-1980. By late 1981, all the narratives had been completed. From the description of Control Data Corpor...

Stein, Marvin L.

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Stein, a professor at the University of Minnesota since 1956, helped plan and develop the university's computer facilities as founding director (1958-1970) of what became the university computing center, and acting head of the computer science department (1970-1971). Stein's research interests included numerical analysis, continuous system simulation, machine arithmetic, and the organization of the hardware and software systems that support computer programming. Stein authored a number of public...