17 Aug
2014
17 Aug
'14
7:46 a.m.
On Aug 17, 2014 9:26 AM, "Phil Budne" <phil at ultimate.com> wrote:
well done! I asked the seller for some more information. He said he bought
it from the estate of someone who worked at univac, and his guess was that
they were given as appreciation awards.
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 23:31:00 -0500
> Subject: if it seems too good to be true...
> From: "A. P. Garcia" <a.phillip.garcia at gmail.com>
> Sender: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
>
> I've seen paperweights that contain replicas of the first transistor to
> commemorate its invention. I'm guessing that's the sort of thing this
is?
> Anyone seen one of these before and knows for
sure?
>
> Item: Univac I Computer Serial # 001 Plaque 1951 US Dept of Commerce
Bureau
of Census
<http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=191287398219&alt=web>
The CHM has one just like it. They call it a replica.
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102630940