Unexpected Histories: Spotting Patterns and Making Connections That Others Miss

Edward W. Barnard

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Table of Contents

The Day the Internet Died

The Day the Internet Died
Silicon Valley Takedown
Transcontinental Railroad

The First Silicon Valley Unicorn Startup

The Bigger They Come
The First Silicon Valley Unicorn Startup
“Incipient” Battles

The Secret in Arlington

The Secret in Arlington
Return With Honor
The Salem Trials

Safe Havens Then and Now

First Rate
Safe Havens Then and Now
Where Computers Come From

Top Secret Ultra

Top Secret Ultra
Bill Norris and Seymour Cray
Control Data Corporation

Road Map

Appendix A. HPC Tradecraft Road Map

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Bill Norris and Seymour Cray

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From Code Breakers to Supercomputers

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Engineering Research Associates

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University of Minnesota

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Drum and Demon

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Task 13

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ENIAC

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Honeywell v Sperry

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ERA 1101

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Summary

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Control Data Corporation

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Bill Norris and Seymour Cray
From Code Breakers to Supercomputers
Engineering Research Associates
University of Minnesota
Drum and Demon
Task 13
ENIAC
Honeywell v Sperry
ERA 1101
Remington-Rand
Summary