Computer product literature, 1948-[ongoing].

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Computer product literature, 1948-[ongoing].

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Contains computer hardware and software product literature (pre-sale information), including advertisements, annual reports, brochures and accompanying correspondence, and product announcements distributed by companies to potential customers or actual customers.

80.5 cubic feet (93 boxes)

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Prompted by the wartime need for rapid, complex mathematical calculations, the United States government became heavily involved in computer research and development during World War II. Government agencies including the US Navy, the National Bureau of Standards, and NASA continued to sponsor computer research and development projects in the post-war period, many still related to military applications. Early government investment in computer technologies provided a basis for the nascent computer ...