UNIVAC I

device · 1951 · Digital age

The first mass-produced commercial computer in the US.

What it is made of

• Vacuum tube — has part. Vacuum tubes.
• Magnetic tape — has part. Tape drives.

Principles and materials it uses

• Copper — is made of. The wiring is copper.
• Steel — is made of. The cabinets are steel.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

• ENIAC — evolved from. Built by the makers of ENIAC (Eckert and Mauchly).

What it is a kind of

• Computer — is a kind of. A computer.
• Mainframe — is a kind of. UNIVAC I was one of the first big computers, ancestor of mainframes.

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