Remington Rand
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Remington Rand was a major American business machines and early computer manufacturer, best known for producing the UNIVAC, one of the first commercial computers.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Remington Rand canonical | 9 |
| Sperry Rand | 4 |
| Remington Typewriter Company | 2 |
| Remington Rand UNIVAC division | 1 |
| Remington Rand typewriters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2480864 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Remington Rand Context triple: [J. Presper Eckert, employer, Remington Rand]
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Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation was an early American computer company founded by ENIAC creators J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly that played a pioneering role in the development of commercial electronic computers.
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B.
Xerox
Xerox is an American corporation best known for pioneering photocopiers and influential computing innovations, including early graphical user interfaces and office software.
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C.
International Computers and Tabulators
International Computers and Tabulators was a major British computer manufacturer formed in the late 1950s, known for producing early mainframe and business computers before eventually becoming part of ICL.
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D.
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
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E.
General Telephone & Electronics Corporation
General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was a major American telecommunications company that operated one of the largest independent telephone networks in the United States before eventually merging into Verizon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Remington Rand Target entity description: Remington Rand was a major American business machines and early computer manufacturer, best known for producing the UNIVAC, one of the first commercial computers.
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A.
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation was an early American computer company founded by ENIAC creators J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly that played a pioneering role in the development of commercial electronic computers.
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B.
Xerox
Xerox is an American corporation best known for pioneering photocopiers and influential computing innovations, including early graphical user interfaces and office software.
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C.
International Computers and Tabulators
International Computers and Tabulators was a major British computer manufacturer formed in the late 1950s, known for producing early mainframe and business computers before eventually becoming part of ICL.
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D.
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
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E.
General Telephone & Electronics Corporation
General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was a major American telecommunications company that operated one of the largest independent telephone networks in the United States before eventually merging into Verizon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
ⓘ
computer manufacturer ⓘ typewriter manufacturer ⓘ |
| acquired |
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
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Engineering Research Associates ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate |
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation, 1950
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Engineering Research Associates, 1952 ⓘ |
| activityEnd | mid 1950s ⓘ |
| activityStart | late 1920s ⓘ |
| brandContinuedAs |
Remington Rand
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Remington Rand typewriters
|
| competitor | IBM ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| developedFrom |
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation technology
ⓘ
Engineering Research Associates technology ⓘ |
| field |
data processing
ⓘ
information technology ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Rand Kardex Company
ⓘ
Remington Rand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Remington Typewriter Company
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| foundedBy | James Rand Jr. ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped transition from mechanical office machines to electronic computers ⓘ |
| inception | 1927 ⓘ |
| industry |
business machines
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computers ⓘ office equipment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early commercial data processing systems
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pioneering commercial computing ⓘ |
| majorCustomer |
Bureau of the Census
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Census Bureau
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
| mergedInto |
Sperry Corporation
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surface form:
Sperry Rand
|
| mergerDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing the UNIVAC series
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producing one of the first commercial computers ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| parentCompanyAfterMerger | Sperry Corporation ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Rand Kardex Company
ⓘ
Remington Rand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Remington Typewriter Company
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| product |
UNIVAC I
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UNIVAC II ⓘ UNIVAC I ⓘ
surface form:
UNIVAC computer line
adding machines ⓘ office filing systems ⓘ tabulating equipment ⓘ typewriters ⓘ |
| successor |
Sperry Corporation
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Sperry Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Sperry Rand
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| supplied |
UNIVAC I to the U.S. Census Bureau
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UNIVAC computers to government agencies ⓘ |
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Subject: Remington Rand Description of subject: Remington Rand was a major American business machines and early computer manufacturer, best known for producing the UNIVAC, one of the first commercial computers.
Referenced by (17)
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