IBM Naval Ordnance Research Calculator

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Hardware Description

The IBM Naval Ordnance Research Calculator (NORC) was a one-of-a-kind first-generation (vacuum tube) electronic computer built by IBM for the United States Navy's Bureau of Ordnance. It went into service in December 1954 and was likely the most powerful computer at the time.[1] The Naval Ordnance Research Calculator (NORC), was built at the Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory under the direction of Wallace Eckert.

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  • Model Number:

    NORC

  • Manufacturer:

    IBM

  • Hardware Type:

    Computer - Mainframe

  • Manufacture Year:

    1954

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