Oral history interview with Ovid M. Smith, 1985 Nov. 7.

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Oral history interview with Ovid M. Smith, 1985 Nov. 7.

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Smith reviews his 46 1/2 year career at Burroughs. Subjects include: Burroughs calculators and accounting machines; Burroughs competitors, especially Moon-Hopkins and Felt & Tarrant; the Comptometer; Burroughs' marketing strategies; the work environment at Burroughs.

Sound cassettes : 2 (90 min. each) : analog, mono.Transcript : 49 p.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7886083

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Smith, Ovid M.,

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Mechanical engineer for Burroughs Adding Machine Company. From the description of Oral history interview with Ovid M. Smith, 1985 Nov. 7. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63311073 ...

Frantilla, Anne

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Rowe, Mary Lou,

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Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Company.

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Moon-Hopkins Billing Machine Company.

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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 ...

Coir, Mark

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Burroughs Adding Machine Company

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Burroughs Sales Division was expected to keep detailed ledgers and notes about their business deals and business prospects. From the guide to the Burroughs Corporation records. Sales records, 1914-1922, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]) The Burroughs Adding Machine Company sent regular "To The Field Force" letters to their salesmen and sales/service managers in the field to notify them of new company decisions, procedures and other various...