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Beckman EASE Computer

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An EASE (Electronic Analog and Simulation Equipment) Computer set up in a room with some kind of graphic display monitor and printed text output.

Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their Berkeley Division as early as 1953. The company produced analog computers -- also called automation, data reduction, or data handling systems -- for the petroleum, aerospace, and defense industries. Beckman Instruments eventually stopped producing these systems after their cost and the time required to customize them kept them from being widely adopted.

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  • 10 in. W x 8 in. L
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  • (verso) "Ease Computer"
  • (verso) "92"
  • (verso) "ROTHSCHILD PHOTO LOS ANGELES DU. 7-2284"
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 3. Photo Albums
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  • Box 80
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Rothschild Photo. “Beckman EASE Computer,” n.d. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 80. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5m60qs08m.

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