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UNIVAC 1103

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The UNIVAC 1103, also known as the ERA 1103, was a computer system designed by Engineering Research Associates and built by the Remington Rand corporation, completed in October 1953 as a successor to the UNIVAC 1101. It was the first computer for which Seymour Cray was credited with design work.

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Year
1953 1
Significance
The UNIVAC 1103 was the first computer for which Seymour Cray was credited with design work, early in his career at Engineering Research Associates. 2
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Source Wikipedia: UNIVAC 1103

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Seymour Cray, Pioneers
Source Wikipedia: UNIVAC 1103
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1. Wikidata: UNIVAC 1103
  • Wikidata Q684957, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q684957 P571 (inception)
  • In Group: UNIVAC Line Computers, Wikidata instance-of mainframe computer
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2. Wikipedia: UNIVAC 1103
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  • Lead paragraph, first sentence naming the October 1953 build date
    The UNIVAC 1103 or ERA 1103, a successor to the UNIVAC 1101, is a computer system designed by Engineering Research Associates and built by the Remington Rand corporation in October 1953.
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence on Seymour Cray design credit
    It was the first computer for which Seymour Cray was credited with design work.
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead sentence
    UNIVAC 1103 or ERA 1103, a successor to the UNIVAC 1101, ==History== Even before the completion of the Atlas (UNIVAC 1101), the Navy asked Engineering Research Associates to design a more powerful machine.
  • Invented By: Seymour Cray, Lead
    It was the first computer for which Seymour Cray was credited with design work.
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