1963 Sperry Rand UNIVAC FASTRAND Magnetic Drum, Computer History Archives, Unisys Educational
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 Published On Mar 23, 2018

A Brief Tribute to the Sperry Rand FASTRAND mass storage device of 1963-1970’s. One of Sperry Rand's (Univac) unique contribution to magnetic storage devices. Compiled & Edited by Mark Greenia; Narrated by Joel North. Scroll down for details.

With Sincere Thanks to the following:

Tony Buglione, Manager of External Communications and Media Relations, Unisys Inc

Lynsey Sczechowicz, Audiovisual Reference Archivist, Hagley Museum and Library

Mary Beth Davidson, Director, Records & Information Management, Travelers Ins. Co.

Professional Narration: Joel North

Special Thanks to the VIPClubMN.org, Retirees, former employees, spouses, & others of Unisys, Lockheed Martin, and their Twin Cities predecessor companies including ERA, Remington Rand Univac and others.
http://www.VIPClubMN.org

Peter Bull, President, Overseas Telecommunications Veterans Association, Australia, http://www.OTVA.com

Al Kossow’s, online archives of computer hardware & software documentation & more, http://www.Bitsavers.org

Robert Brand’s Article: Univac 418 – Paddington Australia,
https://zerogees.wordpress.com/2015/1...

George Gray’s Unisys History Newsletters

Ed Thelen’s Computer History web site
http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/

Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
http://www.computerhistory.org

NASA, NIST, U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Army, U.S. Navy

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