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unusual facts about electronic data processing


Electronic data processing

Today, Intel Pentium and compatible chips are standard and become parts of other components which are combined as needed.


Data processing

The term automatic data processing was applied to operations performed by means of unit record equipment, such as Herman Hollerith's application of punched card equipment for the 1890 United States Census.

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With the introduction of computerised (EDP) numbers in 1970 as part of the UIC framework, the system was fundamentally changed for the first time.


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IBM 305 RAMAC

During the 1960 Olympic Winter Games in Squaw Valley (USA), IBM provided the first electronic data processing systems for the Games.