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APPENDIX VII -- Approximate Cost of Computing Systems

                                   TABLE XIV

                     Approximate Cost of Computing Systems
                           (Basic or Typical System)

    COST            SYSTEM                COST      SYSTEM

$ 1,000             PERK I II           $ 86,074    MONROBOT V
  6,000             IBM 632               87,500    RPC 4000
  9,650             MONROBOT IX           95,000    RECOMP II
 15,000             HRB SINGER            97,000    ELECOM 120
 17,000 to 20,000   ITT BANK LN PROC      97,500    UNIVAC 120
 18,000             DE 60                 98,000    RW 300
 19,195             SPEC                 100,000    MODAC 404
 20,000             GEOTECH AUTOMATIC    100,000    PENNSTAC
 20,000             MAGNEFILE B          110,000    PROGRAMMED DATA PROCESSOR
 22,500             ELECOM 50            120,000    MODAC 410
 24,500             MONROBOT XI          120,000    RPC 9000
 29,750             BURROUGHS E 101      125,600    IBM 1401
 29,750             BURROUGHS E 102      127,000    FOSDIC
 29,750             BURROUGHS E 103      141,980    GENERAL MILLS AD/ECS
 36,000             IBM 609              150,000    MODAC 414
 40,500             PACKARD BELL 250     155,000    ELECOM 125 125FP
 45,000             DISTRIBUTAPE         160,000    BURROUGHS D 204
 49,500             BENDIX G 15          167,850    IBM 305 RAMAC
 49,500             LPG 30               170,000    HONEYWELL 290
 50,000             ALWAC II             175,000    UNIVAC STEP
 50,000             HAMPSHIRE CCC 500    182,000    IBM 650 RAMAC TAPES
 50,000             MAGNEFILE D          185,000    OARAC
 50,000             TRICE                196,000    RCA 301
 50,000 to 100,000  HAMPSHIRE TRTDS 932  200,000    BURROUGHS 204
 55,000             BENDIX D 12          200,000    BURROUGHS 205
 55,000             IBM 610              200,000    GENERAL ELECTRIC 225
 56,300             NATIONAL 390         200,000    RASTAC
 60,000             CDC 160              200,000    RASTAD
 60,000             ELECOM 100           225,000    GENERAL ELECTRIC 210
 64,000             IBM 1620             225,000    NUMERICORD
 65,000             NATIONAL 102 D       230,000    IBM 701
 70,000             NATIONAL 102 A       250,000    MANIAC I
 70,000             READIX               257,000    RCA 501
 75,000             IBM CPC              300,000    ILLIAC
 75,000             UNIVAC 60            300,000    TELEREGISTER MAGNET
                                                     INVENT CONT
 76,950             ALWAC III E          300,000    UNIVAC FILE 1
 80,000             AN/MJQ 1 REDSTONE    300,000    UNIVAC FILE 0
 80,000             CIRCLE               320,000    BURROUGHS 220
 82,500             NATIONAL 315         347,500    UNIVAC SOLID STATE 80/90
 84,500             LIBRATROL 500        350,000    MANIAC II
 85,000             MINIAC II            350,000    UNIVERSAL DATA TRANS
 85,000             MODAC 5014           354,000    LOGISTICS
 85,200             GENERAL ELECTRIC 312 358,000    IBM 702

                             TABLE XIV (CONTINUED)

                     Approximate Cost of Computing Systems
                           (Basic or Typical System)

                     COST                         SYSTEM

                  $ 366,600                   NATIONAL 304
                    400,000                   RICE UNIVERSITY
                    400,000                   SWAC
                    467,000                   EDVAC
                    478,000                   BENDIX G 20
                    500,000                   AN/TYK 6v BASICPAC
                    500,000                   GEORGE
                    500,000                   UDEC I II III
                    500,000 (Donated)         UNIVAC 1101
                    600,000                   MERLIN
                    600,000                   NORDEN VOTE TALLY
                    600,000                   ORDVAC
                    700,000                   UNIVAC III
                    750,000                   CDC 1604
                    750,000                   UNIVAC I
                    800,000                   AF/CRC
                    813,250                   IBM 7070
                    839,700                   RCA 601
                    895,000                   UNIVAC 1103 1103A
                    970,000                   UNIVAC II
                    975,000                   HONEYWELL 800
                  1,000,000                   ITT SPES 025
                  1,000,000                   LINCOLN CG 24
                  1,000,000                   NATIONAL 107
                  1,284,350                   IBM 7074
                  1,400,000                   UNIVAC 1102
                  1,500,000                   NAREC
                  1,500,000                   UNIVAC 490
                  1,600,000                   PHILCO CXPQ
                  1,640,000                   IBM 705 I II
                  1,800,000 to 2,700,000      UNIVAC 1107
                  1,932,000                   UNIVAC 1105
                  1,994,000 (Excluding        IBM 704
                             Discount)
                  2,000,000                   BRLESC
                  2,179,100                   DATAMATIC 1000
                  2,200,000                   IBM 7080
                  2,500,000                   NORC
                  2,630,000                   IBM 709
                  2,898,000                   IBM 7090
                  4,500,000                   BIZMAC I
                  6,000,000                   UNIAC LARC

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