A History of Burroughs Corporation Computers & Machines to 1956 , UDEC, E101, UNISYS Educational

[@frankowalker4662]

12:20 That ticket machine is brilliant!

[@Kaynos]

I remember when i was in high school, in the early 90's, they were still using Burroughs computers in class. Watching that video it's amazing to see how massive all these machines were. The print heads moving up and down instead of the paper is really weird to look at. I need a computer to process some punch card, here go you sir i have the perfect 2 tons machine for you.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

At one point in its history, Burroughs acquired a company called Electrodata. One of their machines, the 205, has a certain control panel feature prominently as a prop in several sci-fi-type TV series and movies. For example, it’s part of the controls for the Jupiter 2 in the _Lost In Space_ TV series.

[@FlaWebmaster]

I worked for the Burroughs Corporation in the late sixties. Burroughs was a great company with a long history of innovation. They went to great lengths to hire only the best of the best. Unfortunately, they didn't believe in paying people what they were worth. Most of their truly talented people left and became successful on their own. Now, this great company is just a side note in the history of the computer industry. Sad....

[@glauciabortolozo8288]

My husband John , worked for Burroughs for 21 years in Brazil, he was a Field Engineer, really a remarkable time, you right, sad to see the company today.

[@jeffk7734]

Hi where did you work? I was saying on another comment that my dad had the bookkeeping machine from Burroughs in his office from 1982 until 1989 or 1990. It was like a piece of furniture with the large row of lights, and tapes for memory storeage. When I first saw that machine I was impressed.

[@midsouthwest]

Did you how I can find a man named Ted who was a repairman in 1967 in Toronto?

[@fredblonder7850]

On you Key Moments, 21:09 is labelled as P101 when it should be E101. I have actually used one of these.

[@scratchdog2216]

Worked at Pitkin St. in East Hartford, CT for a bit.

[@victorarnault]

Where is the place wich Burroughs was stabilished in Sao Paulo?

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

Hi Victorarnault, I think that back in the 1970's, Burroughs had a core memory plant in Veleiros, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

[@glauciabortolozo8288]

The burroughs was located in Veleiros plant....it still there with Unisys.

[@jeffk7734]

Glaucia Bortolozo Didn’t they have a major office in the Detroit area? I remember the old bookkeeping machine that was pretty much a piece of furniture. It had a horizontal pannel of lights and a large keyboard and used tapes to store information. My dad had one at his office for several years.

[@alanstrong55]

Burroughs was good by itself. Merging it with Univac may have been not so good. Boo Boo!😮😮

[@johnpooky84]

The Burroughs logo kind of looks like the Bitcoin logo.