Accounting machine
This article is about a class of small business-oriented machines in use from the early 1900s through the 1980s. For other uses, see Tabulating machines.
An accounting machine, or bookkeeping machine or recording-adder, was generally a calculator and printer combination tailored for a specific commercial activity such as billing, payroll, or ledger.[1][2] Accounting machines were widespread from the early 1900s to 1980s,[3] but were rendered obsolete by the availability of low-cost computers such as the IBM PC.
This type of machine is generally distinct from unit record equipment (some unit record machines were also called accounting machines).
List of Vendors/Accounting Machines
- Burroughs Sensimatic[4]
- Burroughs Sensitronic
- Burroughs B80
- Burroughs E103[5]
- Burroughs Computer F2000[4]
- Burroughs L500
- Burroughs E1400 Electronic Computing/Accounting Machine with Magnetic Striped Ledger[6]
- Dalton Adding Machine Company[2]
- Electronics Corporation of America: Magnefile-B[7]
- Electronics Corporation of America: Magnefile-D[7]
- Elliott-Fisher[2]
- Federal Adding Machines[2]
- IBM 632
- IBM 858 Cardatype Accounting Machine [8]
- IBM 6400 Series
- Laboratory for Electronics: The Inventory Machine II (TIM-II)[7]
- Monroe Calculator Company: Model 200
- Monroe Calculator Company: Synchro-Monroe President[4]
- Monroe Calculator Company: Monrobot IX[4]
- NCR Post-Tronic Bookkeeping Machine - Class 29[4]
- NCR Compu-Tronic Accounting Machine[4]
- NCR Accounting Machine - Class 33[4]
- NCR Window Posting Machine - Class 42[4]
- Olivetti: General Bookkeeping Machine (GBM)[7]
- J. B. Rea Company: READIX[7]
- Sundstrand Adding Machines[2]
- Underwood Elecom 50 "The First Electronic Accounting Machine" [5][7][9]
- Underwood Elecom 125, 125 FP (File Processor)[5][7]
See also
References
- ↑ Turck, J.A.V. (1921). Origin of Modern calculating Machines. The Western Society of Engineers.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Cortada, James W (1993). Before the Computer; IBM, NCR, Burroughs & Remmington Rand & The Industry They Created 1865-1956. Princeton University Press. pp. 158–162. ISBN 0-691-04807-X.
- ↑ Akera, Atsushi; Nebeker, Frederik (2002). From 0 to 1: An Authoritative History of Modern Computing. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514025-7.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mecham (ed.), Alan D. (1961). Data Processing Equipment Encyclopedia vol.1: Electromechanical Devices. Gille.
- 1 2 3 Mecham (ed.), Alan D. (1961). Data Processing Equipment Encyclopedia vol.2: Electronic Devices. Gille.
- ↑ Burroughs E1400
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Weik, Martin H. (1955). A Survey of Domestic Electronic Digital Computing Systems. Ballistic Research Laboratories.
- ↑ Fierheller, George A. (2006). Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate: The 'Hole' Story of Punched Cards. Stewart. ISBN 1-894183-86-X.
- ↑ Underwood Elecom 50
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