Computer History Archives Project (CHAP) | Computer History: IBM 1919 - 1970 Computing Tabulating Recording (data processing, mainframe 360 NU) @ComputerHistoryArchivesProject | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
IBM Computer History - Restored from an ancient VHS copy, this vintage IBM made film shows IBM’s impressive growth and product versatility from 1919 to about 1970. Film starts at the year 1919, and shows the celebration at Endicott, New York, the "birthplace" of IBM. At that time the company was still called CTR for “Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.” CTR was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924. This black & white film runs 22 minutes. Provided for educational and historical purposes; Computer History Archives Project. (Film courtesy of IBM Archives.)

Highlights:
0:19 IBM Convention, Endicott New York in 1919
0:22 Vertical card sorter; Tabulating Machines
01:10 IBM Executive School, sales staff
01:50 Thomas J. Watson, Sr., 1924 IBM named
02:05 The 100 percent club, Atlantic City
02:40 Old numerical printers
05:15 First IBM 600 Multiplier machine 1929
06:00 Thomas J. Watson, Sr., speaks ***
06:51 Thomas J. Watson, Jr., speaks
09:28 World War II influences
10:32 War ends;
10:34 Digital Computing Machine production
13:55 Random Access devices
17:00 IBM System/360
18:00 1964 IBM day at New York World’s Fair
18:20 President Eisenhower with Mr. Watson
19:00 Business and scientific applications & more

Endicott New York is perhaps best known as the "Birthplace of IBM". The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) was founded in Endicott on June 16, 1911, through the consolidation of the International Time Recording Company (ITR), The Tabulating Machine Company, Computing Scale Company, and Bundy Time Recording.

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