This portion of the larger exhibition titled "New Dimensions in computation for military systems" promotes Burroughs Macro-Modular design. Several macro-modules and a large circuit board schematic are on display. The caption card reads: "The Macro-Module design is an evolutionary approach to high density packaging. It consists, essentially, of a...
Created:
1960
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A view of the exhibit from an angle. Four men standing to the left are looking at the exhibit : one is leaning into the display and using a hand-held camera to record the machine's actions. A woman dressed in a light colored dress printed with numbers that mimic MICR "machine readable" numbers operates the card feeder. A facsimile of a check wit...
Created:
1960
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Burroughs exhibition space at Hannover Fair in Hannover, Germany. The booth resembles an American fast-food restaurant in appearance, with large logos displayed above overhanging slanted rooflines. The corner areas contain posters and information panels and it is designed with open floor plan. Milling visitors fill foreground of photo as well as...
Created:
1983
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Wide angle view of the exhibit hall with the Burroughs exhibit in foreground. A cluster of men and women are gathered around three Burroughs representatives underneath a sign that says "new microfilm equipment." Other exhibitors in the background are: Precisa Adding Machine Company, Los Angels, CA : Davison Sales and Service Agency : Underwood C...
Created:
1949
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A display promoting Burroughs' involvement with the United States Air Force Airborne Long Range Input (ALRI) system. The lighted wall poster reads: Burroughs Corporation: System Manager for ALRI : The USAF Airborne Long Range Input (ALRI) System Radar. Antennas provides greater sweep and coverage for America's early warning lines. With radar/rec...
Created:
1960
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Central wall of the exhibition titled "New Dimensions in computation for military sitemaps." Overview of the MUALER, Macro-module, and applied research display area. Companion image to ID no. 392, no. 393, no. 394, and no. 395.
Created:
1960
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Central space of the exhibition titled "New Dimensions in computation for military systems." On the right is a display featuring "miniaturized computing" and the NORAD and Polaris computers. On the left a screen is captioned "Pilot for Atlas." Companion image to ID no. 392, no. 394, no. 395, and no. 396.
Created:
1960
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
This portion of the larger exhibition titled "New Dimensions in computation for military systems" promotes Burroughs' advances in "miniaturized computation" and features two military contracts, the Naval Digital Airborne Computer (NADAC) and the Polaris Stabilization Data Computer. The display includes a photo of the U.S.S. George Washington, th...
Created:
1960
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Large exhibit space with light blue carpeting, blue and gold drapes, and white plastic chairs. Burroughs exhibition includes a podium for a speaker, a D825 component, and several wall panels. The panels promote the D84 Modular Data Processing System, the D825 Modular Data Processing System, and the B8500 Information Processing System. A free sta...
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A Burroughs exhibition explaining the FAA/USAF Common Digitizer, used for air traffic control. Two panels explaining the system are on the left, and a line of four modular units can be seen on the right. Companion image to ID no. 370.
Created:
1964
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A Burroughs exhibition explaining the FAA/USAF Common Digitizer, used for air traffic control. The exhibit consists of three large panel sections and one easels. No machines are visible in this image. Companion image to ID no. 371.
Created:
1964
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Overhead view of exhibition space showing crowds of civilians milling around Burroughs display. Along the back wall is a display stating: "The Foremost Name in Computation : Geared to Perform the Complete Cycle of Defense Work." In the center of the exhibit are two smaller displays, entitled: "Mirror Deck Landing System" and "Semi-Automatic Grou...
Created:
1956
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Exhibition titled "Computation The Heart of the Weapon." The back wall bears sign which reads: "Burroughs Corporation [--] Foremost Name in Computation" and on the left " U.S.A.F. ATLAS Ballistic Missile Computation" and on the right "U.S.A.F. SAGE Coordinate Data Processing System." At the center is a smaller round sign bearing Burroughs logo a...
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
An exhibition titled "Burroughs Guidance Computer: The "KEY" to the "Keyhole in the Sky." A cut-away oval in the center of the display shows the earth below, with a Mercury module floating in space above the earth and a table-top model of an unidentified computer installation.
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Large exhibit space over which the banner reads: "Burroughs Corporation : The Foremost Name in Computation : Geared to Perform the Complete Cycle of Defense Work." A smaller sign in the background reads: "Burroughs occupies a strategic position in the advanced field of Electronic Computers : Digital and Analog : Instrumentation, Aircraft and Nav...
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Exhibition including a display on Airborne Long Range Input (ALRI) system. Seating area and unidentified scale model visible in the right middle ground.
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
This portion of a larger exhibition features "Nixie Type 6844" vacuum tubes. A sign at top of the machine shows a vacuum tube and an arrow which reads: "Beam Switching Tube." A sign on the wall behind the display reads: "[fore]most Name . . " and "[el]ectronic co[mpo]nent[s] . . ."
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Exhibition promoting the Burroughs' On-Line system. Most of the left panel is readable: "Some institutions that have already selected the Burroughs On-Line Teller System." Two Adding machines and calculators and two teller machines are part of the display. The convention is at the Statler Hilton Hotel.
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
An exhibition titled "Naval Engineering Our First Line of Defense." Below the sign is a display of Radar. Antennas, described as the "High-altitude, all-weather Bomb Direction System." To the left is a display of the "Mirror Deck Landing System", and to the right is the" Weapons Control" display. Companion image to ID no. 403 and no. 472.
Created:
1957
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
The Burroughs B101 displayed on a stage. Behind the machine is a sign which reads: "The Burroughs B101 : The World's Fastest Electronic Sorter-Reader." To the left is a wall sized graphic showing the B101 as part of a computer installation.
Created:
1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.