The UNIVAC II was an improved successor to the UNIVAC I, first delivered by the UNIVAC division of Sperry Rand in 1958. Its improvements included expanding core memory from 2,000 to 10,000 words, UNISERVO II tape drives able to use either the older UNIVAC I metal tapes or newer PET tapes, and some transistorized circuits, while remaining fully compatible with existing UNIVAC I programs for both code and data; the machine weighed about 16,000 pounds.
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SignificanceIt was fully compatible with existing UNIVAC I programs for both code and data. 1 FAQs
Could the UNIVAC II run programs written for the UNIVAC I?
Yes. It was fully compatible with UNIVAC I programs for both code and data.
Yes. The UNIVAC II was fully compatible with existing UNIVAC I programs for both code and data.
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UNIVAC I, Systems UNIVAC II, released in 1958, was Remington Rands direct upgraded successor to the original UNIVAC I of 1951, sharing its architecture with faster circuitry and more memory.
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The UNIVAC II computer was an improvement to the UNIVAC I that the UNIVAC division of Sperry Rand first delivered in 1958.
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It was fully compatible with existing UNIVAC I programs for both code and data.
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UNIVAC II computer was an improvement to the UNIVAC I that the UNIVAC division of Sperry Rand first delivered in 1958. The improvements included the expansion of core memory from 2,000 to 10,000 words; UNISERVO II tape drives, which could use either the old UN
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