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UNIVAC's 50th Anniversary

Posted by Hemos on Saturday March 31, 2001 @02:46AM from the lots-of-candles-to-blow-out dept.

A reader writes: "50 years may not sound like a whole lot of time. But in the computer industry it really is a great acomplishment. The UNIVAC is celebrating it's 50th anniversary."

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Re:correction by Pig+Hogger · 2001-03-31 02:23 · Score: 4

BTW anyone know what UNISYS do these days? Are they just a glorified consultant shop? Do they actually have a product?
They have a product, indeed, and they do is collect royalties on it. The product is the .GIF format.

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...and 2 days later by mrbuckles · 2001-03-30 23:01 · Score: 5

...and 2 days later, electronic porn celebrates its 50th anniversary.