A very brief pictorial view of computing at the University of Rochester
Author: Melissa Mead
After reading an article in Review celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Computer Science, an alumnus, Ronald Epp, recalled his time working in payroll, and ask when the University first began using computers for administrative purposes. You can read the answer here.
The Computing Center began publishing newsletters in 1959. Reading them reveals changes in staff, services, and equipment. In the April 1961 issue, the changes brought on by the acquisition of an IBM 7070 were described
The University of Rochester Libraries have a long history using computers for administrative and providing equipment and spaces research purposes.
