Cohen, Arnold A.2011-06-082011-06-081983Arnold A. Cohen, OH 58. Oral history interview by James Baker Ross, 20 and 28 January, 9 and 16 February, and 2 and 9 March 1983, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. http://purl.umn.edu/107220OH 58https://hdl.handle.net/11299/107220Transcript, 147 pp. Audio file available at http://purl.umn.edu/95093Cohen provides information about relations of Engineering Research Associates with the Navy, and with Remington Rand management after their acquisition of ERA. He also describes ERA projects in detail. Specific topics include: early research on magnetic drum storage systems, reports to the National Bureau of Standards, the Atlas I project and the commercial by-product (the 1101), the Atlas II project and the commercial by-product (the 1103), the 1102 built for Arnold Engineering Development Center, the 1104 built for Westinghouse/BOMARC, the Remington Rand Tape-to-Card Converter, the File Computer, ERA non-computer projects, ERA's design contract with IBM and its relation to the IBM 650, UNIVAC II, and patents and their defensive use in litigation.en-USComputer historyUnivac II computerUnivac File computerUnited States. -- NavyUnited States. -- National Bureau of StandardsSperry Rand CorporationRemington Rand, Inc.Remington Rand Tape-to-Card ConverterInternational Business Machines Corporation.IBM 650 (Computer)ERA 1104 (Computer)ERA 1103 (Computer)ERA 1102 (Computer)ERA 1101 (Computer)Engineering Research AssociatesComputers -- United States -- PatentsComputer input-output equipmentComputer industry -- United States -- HistoryArnold Engineering Development CenterWestinghouse Electric Corporation.Oral History