Browsing by Subject "Scientific Data Systems"

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    Oral history interview with Arnold Spielberg
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 1987-06-23) Spielberg, Arnold
    Spielberg, an electronics engineer and manager in Product Technology Operations for Unisys, discusses product development in the computer industry. He describes his work with RCA and General Electric Computer Dept. in the 1950s; IBM, Scientific Data Systems, and Electronic Arrays in the 1960s; and his work with Burroughs (and later Unisys) after 1973. Subjects discussed include: point-of-sale equipment; product development and marketing; GE 225; IBM computers; Burroughs computers; Scientific Data System's SIGMA series; and GP2000 (a cooperative graphics product of Burroughs and Superset).
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    Oral history interview with Paul A. Strassmann
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 1989-05-26) Strassman, Paul A.
    Strassmann begins the interview with a dicussion of the mainframe products of Xerox Data Systems (XDS), formerly Scientific Data Systems (SDS). From his perspective as Chief Computer Executive at Xerox, he describes the interaction betweeen XDS and Xerox's established copier business. Straussmann describes the growth of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox PARC) and the development of the Alto and Star computers. Strassman recalls Xerox's decision to move away from computers and into integrated information technology. He concludes the interview with his comments on the changing economics of information technology for end users.