O'Rourke, Thomas J.Bruemmer, Bruce2011-06-222011-06-221987-05-29Thomas J. O'Rourke, OH 133. Oral history interview by Bruce Bruemmer, 29 May 1987, Scottsdale, Arizona. Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. http://purl.umn.edu/107817OH 133https://hdl.handle.net/11299/107817Transcript not available electronically. Please contact CBI.O'Rourke describes his work in sales for General Electric's Computer Department. In this context he discusses the development of ERMA, the GE210 computer, and check sorting machines, notes the contributions of R. R. Johnson and recalls the influence of Al Zipf and the Bank of America in improving check sorting technology. O'Rourke also recalls his decision to form Tymshare.en-USComputer historyGeneral Electric Company. -- Computer Dept.Johnson, R. R.Zipf, AlBank of America.Tymshare, Inc.Oral History