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Philco TRANSAC S-2000: World's fastest all-transistor data processsing system

The brochure promotes the Philco TRANSAC S-2000 as the world's first large-scale, all-transistor data processing system. The brochure is printed in orange, blue, and black on white paper. The cover page shows a black and white photograph of people using the TRANSAC S-2000 in an office setting. The back cover shows the company logo and slogan on a blue background. Throughout the inside pages, black and white photographs show the computer and people working on the computer, drawings illustrate features of the computer, and lists give facts and figures about the computer. Text contents include: When you select your computer; TRANSAC S-2000 handles commercial, engineering, and scientific data processing with equal facility; Make this point-by-point comparison of the new Philco TRANSAC S-2000; Here are some facts and figures on the new Philco TRANSAC S-2000.

Item Details

Date
1958 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102646276
Organization
Philco Corporation (Publisher)
Category
Promotional Material
Credit line
Gift of Thomas J. Buckholtz and Helen T. Buckholtz
Extent
6 p.
Place of publication
North America/USA
Language
English
Acquisition number
X2592.2004
Subject
Business Applications, Digital Computer: Mainframe, Philco Corporation, Promotional Materials, Business, Science, Engineering, Transistorized, Second-Generation Computer