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the company bought the Noiseless Typewriter Company in 1924
This is chronologically wrong: Remington Rand did not exist in 1924. The Noiseless deal was made by Remington/Remington Typewriter, while Remington Rand was formed later in 1927.
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The article says Remington Rand bought Noiseless in 1924, but Remington Rand was not created until 1927.
Two sources contradict the wording:
- The Smithsonian's entry for a Remington Noiseless typewriter says that "In 1924 Remington merged with the Noiseless Typewriter Company." That identifies the 1924 transaction as involving Remington, not Remington Rand.
- A City of Middletown historical report says "In 1927, the Remington Typewriter Company merged with another office equipment company, Rand Kardex, to form Remington Rand"—showing that Remington Rand did not yet exist in 1924.
So the 1924 acquisition/merger should not be attributed to Remington Rand.
2 sources
- Remington Noiseless | Smithsonian Institution
In 1924 Remington merged with the Noiseless Typewriter Company.
- Remington Rand article for Society for Industrial Archeology, City of Middletown
In 1927, the Remington Typewriter Company merged with another office equipment company, Rand Kardex, to form Remington Rand.
After the strike ended in the summer 1940
The strike did not end in summer 1940. A City of Middletown historical report says it ended in April 1937; later dates refer to the settlement's implementation, not the strike itself.
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This date is incorrect. A City of Middletown historical report on the Remington Rand facility states that "The strike ended in April 1937" and adds that the settlement was not fully implemented until later.
That means 1940 relates to the aftermath/settlement period, not the end of the strike itself. So saying the strike ended in the summer of 1940 confuses the strike's end date with later implementation and plant-closure events.
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- Remington Rand article for Society for Industrial Archeology, City of Middletown
The strike ended in April 1937, although the settlement was not fully implemented until the mid-1940s.
they would leave the computers at the Remington Rand facility since they were so big and bulky
This is false: UNIVAC I systems were installed and used at customer sites, including the Census Bureau and General Electric, rather than being left at Remington Rand's facility.
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The sentence claims buyers left their UNIVAC computers at Remington Rand because the machines were too large. But contemporaneous examples show UNIVAC I systems were installed at customer locations.
- The U.S. Census Bureau states: "When UNIVAC I was installed at the Census Bureau in 1951"—showing the machine was installed at the customer's facility in Suitland, Maryland.
- The Computer History Museum states: "General Electric used a UNIVAC I at its Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky"—another customer-site installation.
Those examples directly contradict the idea that purchasers generally left the machines at Remington Rand because of their size.
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- Bowie Computer Center | U.S. Census Bureau
When UNIVAC I was installed at the Census Bureau in 1951, computer operations were housed in the basement and wings of the agency's Federal Office Building 3 in Suitland, MD.
- General Electric Appliance Park, Louisville, KY | Computer History Museum
General Electric used a UNIVAC I at its Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, an innovative factory producing dishwashers, refrigerators, and dryers.