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Type

Text

Title

Burroughs B 5500 Computer, brochure

Publisher

Burroughs Corporation

Date

1964

Place of Publication

US

Identifying Numbers

other number 5500-11001

Extent

8 p.

Dimensions

8 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.

Copyright Holder

Burroughs Corporation

Description

This brochure explains improvements on the B 5500 based on the earlier B 5000 and D 800 series. The cover shows a green and black photograph of an office worker using the Burroughs B 5500. Black and white photographs of the B 5500, one full page, are throughout the brouchure. The centerfold opens into a three page, color chart of the B 5500 system architecture. Text contents include: Advanced concepts-proven in use; All these proven accomplishments, and more, have been built into the new, more powerful B 5500, giving you these important benefits; Organization of the Burroughs B 5500; Burroughs support in depts for profitable operation; World's fastest, easiest to use mass random access device Burroughs on-line disk file. The back cover shows the company logo.

Category

Promotional Material

Subject

promotional materials; Burroughs Corporation; Business applications; Software; Digital computer: mainframe; Master Control Program (software); B 5500 (computer); Military/Aerospace applications; ALGOL; Multiprocessors; Stack processing; Seven dwarfs

Accession Number

102646215