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ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS WITHIN THE ORDNANCE CORPS

APPENDIX V -- Inventory of Computers Within the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps - FY 1961

ORGANIZATION     QUAN.  COMPUTERS   APPLICATION    OPERATING COST   PERSONNEL
                                                     P/A IN KILO

Anniston          1     IBM  650    Supply               854            90
Ord. Dep.         1     IBM 1401    Management

Benicia           2     IBM  305    Supply             1,068           106
Arsenal                             Management

Erie              2     IBM  305    Supply               894            93
Ord. Dep.                           Management

Letterkenny       2     IBM  305    Supply             1,271           120
Ord. Dep.                           Management

Mt. Ranier        2     IBM  305    Supply               709            73
Ord. Dep.                           Management

Pueblo Ord.       2     IBM  305    Supply             1,057           113
Dep.                                Management

Raritan           2     IBM  305    Supply             1,889            39
Arsenal           1     RCA  501    Management

Red River         2     IBM  305    Stock                950           113.6
Arsenal                             Management

Rossford          1     IBM 1401    Supply               574            74
Ord. Dep.                           Management

Los Angeles       1     IBM  305    Supply               124            12
Ord. Dep.                           Management

                                                        OPERATING
ORGANIZATION   QUAN.     COMPUTERS       APPLICATION    COST P/A   PERSONNEL
                                                        IN KILO

WSMR            1      Univac 1103 A     Sci. Engin.
                1      Burroughs E 101   Sci. Engin.
                1      Bendix            Sci. Engin.
                1      USS 80            Sci. Engin.
                1      IBM 7090          Sci. Engin.
                1      IBM 1401          Fin. Acct.
                                         Pers. Manag.
                1      Burroughs E101    Sci. Engin.
                3      IBM 610           Sci. Engin.
                1      IBM 704           Sci. Engin.
                3      IBM 1620          Sci. Engin.
                1      IBM 1401          Sci. Engin.
                1      IGP-30            Sci. Engin.
                1      Bendix G-15       Sci. Engin.      3,563        118

Frankford       1      IBM 650           Sup. Manag.
Arsenal         1      IBM 1401          Sup. Manag.
                1      IBM 305           Fin. Acct.
                1      Univac
                        File (D)         Sup. Manag.
                1      Bendix G-15       Opt. Ray
                                          Tracing
                                         Ammunition
                1      LGP 30            Opt. Design
                                          Studies
                1      NCR 102 D         Weapons
                                          Studies
                1      USS 90            Weapons
                                          Studies         1,574        118

ORGANIZATION     QUAN.  COMPUTERS   APPLICATION    OPERATING COST   PERSONNEL
                                                     P/A IN KILO

Army Rocket       1     Burroughs   Sci. Engin.
Guided Missile           205
Agency            1     Elecom      Sci. Engin.
                  1     IBM 610     Sci. Engin.
                  1     IBM 1620    Sci. Engin.          913           116

Ordnance          1     RCA BIZMAC  Sup. Manag.
Tank-Automotive   1     RCA 503     Sup. Manag.
Command           1     RCA 501     Financial Acct.    2,706           318

Detroit           1     Burroughs   Tank
Arsenal                  204        Automotive
                                    Research             100             6.5

Ordnance          1     RCA 501     Special
Ammunition                          Weapons and
Command                             Ammunition           419            32

Picatinny         1     IBM 650     Engineering
Arsenal                              R and D
                  1     IBM 709     Ammunition
                                     Research
                  1     IBM 1401    Ammunition
                                     Research
                  1     IBM 502     Fin. and
                                     Personnel           655            19.5

Ordnance          1     RCA 501     Sup. Manag.          983            74
Weapons
Command

ORGANIZATION     QUAN.  COMPUTERS   APPLICATION    OPERATING COST   PERSONNEL
                                                     P/A IN KILO

APG               1     Bendix      Analysis of
                         G-15        Test Data
                  1     Burroughs   Analysis of
                         E-101       Test Data
                  1     ORDVAC      Sci. Research
                  1     BRLESC      Sci. Research
                  1     EDVAC       Sci. Research        771            76

Army Ord.         1     LGP-30      Classified             4             0
Missile
Command-Hq.

Army Ballistic    1     IBM 704     Sci. Engin.
Missile Agency    1     IBM 709     Sci. Engin.
(Now NASA         1     IBM 7090    Sci. Engin.
Eff. 1 Jul 60)    2     IBM 714     Sci. Engin.
                  2     IBM 720     Sci. Engin.
                  2     IBM 730     Sci. Engin.
                  4     IBM 610     Sci. Engin.
                         M-2
                  1     IBM 705     Sup. Manag.
                  6     Burroughs   Sci. Engin.
                         205 (C)
                  10    LGP-30      Sci. Engin.
                  1     Bendix      Sci. Engin.                          9
                         G-15D

Army Ballistic    3     LGP-30     Sci. Engin.
Missile Agency    6     IBM 1620   Sci. Engin.
                  2     CDC 160    Data Reduction

Redstone          1     IBM 1401   Financial
Arsenal                            Acct.                 781            60

ORGANIZATION     QUAN.  COMPUTERS   APPLICATION    OPERATING COST   PERSONNEL
                                                     P/A IN KILO

Watervliet        1     IBM 650     Engin. and            195           20
Arsenal                              Fiscal

Watertown         1     RCA 501     Fin. and
Arsenal                              Personnel
                  1     LGP 20      Sci. Engin.
                  1     LGP 30      Sci. Engin.           365           40

Springfield       1     NCR 304     Fin. and               44            6
Armory                               Personnel

NOTE: This is a complete list of all electronic digital systems, for all purposes, in use by U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. The list was taken from the report submitted by the Chief of Ordnance to the Department of the Army.


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