Happy 100th Birthday, NCR

Article Abstract:

On January 1, 1984 NCR Corp. begun a year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary. NCR began in 1884 as the National Cash Register Company. In 1938, the company began research with vacuum tubes. In the 1940s NCR developed its first electronic counting machine. Throughout the rest of the decade, advanced memory devices, digital displays and other technologies were developed. The company's first computer products were released in 1956. 1960 marked the beginning of microelectronic research. The company's name was officially changed to NCR Corp. in 1974.

NCR Corp., Computer history, Companies, Company Profile, Manufacturers, History of Computing

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V-8600 Users Happy After First Year

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Although over a dozen NCR V-8600s have been sold internationally since their introduction, it took four years before a system was sold domestically. While that may lead some to believe the system is somehow defective, an informal survey of three United States users reveals otherwise. All users were happy with the mainframe's ease of installation and its performance. While it is advertised as running thirty-two per cent faster than its predecessors, one user reports a forty-six per cent increase in throughput.

Mainframe computers, Computer Systems, Product Introduction, Mainframe Computer, User Ratings, NCR V-8600

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Training End Users at the Top

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It is generally agreed that training upper-level management is difficult. One reason is that very few have a good idea about the capabilities of computers. The trainer's job is to remove the obstacles that stand in the way of training upper-level management. These blocks include a reluctance to learn new tricks, terminology barriers, and time and money constraints.

Management, User training, End users, Personal Computers, Computer Education, Microcomputer, Executive, End User

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