JOHNNIAC EULOGY,

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Abstract:

Text of talk presented at the decommissioning ceremonies for the computer operated at Rand Corporation between 1953 and 1966. JOHNNIAC was one of the family of computers developed from the von Neumann machine, the machine, in turn, developed at Princetons Institute for Advanced Study. From the JOHNNIAC there was developed JOSS, the JOHNNIAC Open-Shop System. The ceremonies were held at the Rand Corporation, 18 Feb 1966. JOHNNIAC will be placed in the Los Angeles County Museum.

Author(s):
Ware, Willis H.
Author Organization(s):
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF
Annotation:
JOHNNIAC: Talk at decommissioning ceremonies, Rand Corp., 18 Feb 1966.
Pagination:
0015

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
P-3313
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
HISTORY, HISTORY, CORE STORAGE, INPUT OUTPUT PROCESSING, PUNCHED CARDS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software, Computer Hardware
Keyword(s):
JOSS
Report Date:
1966 Mar 01