That may depend on what event is used to measure availability. There is
some suggestion that the UNIVAC was functional as a demo system by mid
1951 and that LEO wasn't functional until Fall 1951. However, LEO was
functional at its first customer site in Fall 1951, while the first
customer for UNIVAC (U.S. Census Bureau) didn't get physical possession
of the machine until late 1952.
Joel C. Ewing
On 05/19/2014 07:55 AM, Ray Pearce wrote:
> Didn't LEO precede UNIVAC?
>
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> Subject: OT, but interesting.
>
> http://www.linuxvoice.com/history-of-computing-part-2/?pk_campaign=sl
> <quote>
> In the days before cheap silicon chips, valves ruled the roost – and it took
> a special kind of brain to handle these magnificent beasts. Learn all about
> UNIVAC, the first commercial general-purpose computer, and its fascinating
> instruction set.
> </quote>
>
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