University of Auckland

Historical Computing Book Collection

1956 - 1960

1956
MONTGOMERIE G.A.
Digital Calculating Machines
Blackie & Son Ltd
And their application to scientific and engineering work. From mechanical calculators to electronic computers.
Book Industrial Research Ltd

 
WILKES, M. V.
Automatic Digital Computers
Methuen
Includes account of EDSAC
Book Doran collection

 
WALLACE, Frank
Appraising the Economics of Electronic Computers
Controllership Foundation, Inc.
"An approach for a company to determine the feasibility of buying a computer"
Book Doran collection

 
Office of Naval Research
Advanced Programming Methods for Digital Computers
Office of Naval Research, Department of Navy
Proceedings of Symposium - June 28, 29 1956. Second symposium on subject.
Proceedings Industrial Research Ltd

 
NCR
NCR Annual Report 1956
NCR
Includes photos of NCR computers
Brochure Doran collection

 
N. P. L.
Wage Accounting by Electronic Computer
HMSO
Report No. 1 of the Inter-Departmental Study Group on the Application of Computer Techniques to Clerical Work.
Booklet Industrial Research Ltd

 
KOZMETSKY, George, KIRCHNER, Paul
Electronic Computers and Management Control
McGraw-Hill
"This book is written primarily for the business executive. Our purpose is to explain certain new developments which may 
Book Doran collection

 
JOHNSON Clarence L.
Analog Computer Techniques
McGraw-Hill Company
2nd edition 1963
Book Industrial Research Ltd

 
IVALL, T. E. (Ed.)
Electronic Computers, Principles and Applications
Iliffe and Sons, London
Collection of articles. Publshed by "Wireless World"
Book Doran collection

 
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Convention on Digital-Computer Techniques
IEE
Supplement to Part B of Proceedings of IEE. Proceedings of conference April 1956. Part 3.
Journal Industrial Research Ltd

 
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Convention on Digital-Computer Techniques
IEE
Supplement to Part B of Proceedings of IEE. Proceedings of conference April 1956. Part 1.
Journal Industrial Research Ltd

 
BERKELEY, Edmund C., WAINWRIGHT, Lawrence
Computers, their Operation and Applications
Reinhold
Summary of the field
Book Doran collection

 
CANNING, Richard G.
Electronic Data Processing for Business and Industry
John Wiley
Text.
Book Doran collection

 
1957
BELL, William D.
A Management Guide to Electronic Computers
McGraw-Hill
Book Doran collection

 
LIVESLEY R. K.
Automatic Digital Computers
Cambridge University Press
A very short introduction intended for engineers considering using a computer.
Book Doran collection

 
Weapons Research Establishment, Austalia
Data Processing & Automatic Computing Machines
Weapons Research Establishment, Australia.
Proceedings of a Conference June 3rd-8th 1957. Volume III Business Applications (unclassified). UDC No. 061.3.
Book Industrial Research Ltd

 
MACE, David, ALSOP, Joyce
A Simplified System for the Use of an Automatic Calculator
Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory
Introduction to programming the IBM 650. Pre SOAP.
Book Doran collection

 
STIBITZ George R., LARRIVEE Jules A.
Mathematics and Computers
McGraw-Hill Book Company
Book Industrial Research Ltd

 
RICHARDS, R. K.
Digital Computer Components and Circuits
D van Nostrand
Text
Book Doran collection

 
NCR
NCR Annual Report 1957
NCR
Includes photos of NCR computers
Brochure Doran collection

 
1958
Remington Rand UNIVAC
UNIVAC Math-matic Programming System
Remington Rand
Manual for one of the first high-level scientific programming languages.
Manual Doran collection

 
Stantec
Stantec Zebra Program Manual
Stantec
A bound book.
Manual Doran collection

 
Stantec
Stantec Zebra Logic Manual
Stantec
Handbook No. 2.1.
Manual Doran collection

 
Remington Rand UNIVAC
Announcing UNIVAC Math-matic
Remington Rand
"new codong shorthand" Sales brochure.
Brochure Doran collection

 
Remington Rand UNIVAC
Introducing a New Language for Automatic Programming
Remington Rand
Sales brochure for Flow-matic
Brochure Doran collection

 
Remington Rand UNIVAC
Flow-maticProgramming System
Remington Rand
Manual for one of the first high-level data processing languages.
Manual Doran collection

 
PHISTER, Montgomery, Jr.
Logical Design of Digital Computers
John Wiley
Text
Book Doran collection

 
KENYON Richard R.
Programming The Datatron 205 Digital Computer
Purdue Research Foundation
3rd Edition, June 1958.
Manual Industrial Research Ltd

 
HUMPHREY, Watts S.
Switching Circuits with Computer Applications
Mc-Graw Hill
Book Industrial Research Ltd

 
GOTLIEB, C. C., HUME, J. N. P.
High-Speed Data Processing
McGraw-Hill
Book Doran collection

 
Ferranti
Ferranti Computer, Data-Processing Systems, Auxiliary Equipment, Services
Ferranti
Descriptive catalogue of products
Catalogue Doran collection

 
Stantec
An outline of the functional design of the Stantec Zebra computer
Stantec
Manual Doran collection

 
1959
LEVESON J. H.
Electronic Business Machines
Heywood & Co. Ltd.
Text on business applications of computer.
Book Doran collection

 
RCA Radio Service
The language and symbology of digital computer systems
RCA
Logic design symbols
Book Doran collection

 
WRUBEL, Marshall H.
A Primer of Programming for Digital Computers
McGraw-Hill
Examples for IBM 650
Book Doran collection

 
SMITH, George W., WOOD, Roger C.
Principles of Analog Computation
McGraw-Hill
Text
Book Doran collection

 
SMITH, Charles V. L.
Electronic Digital Computers
McGraw-Hill
Text. Circuits. Organisation of IAS computer.
Book Doran collection

 
NETT, Roger and HETZLER, Stanly A.
An Introduction to Electronic Data Processing
Free Press of Glencoe, Illinois
Book Doran collection

 
MCCORMICK, Edward, Mack
Digital Computer Primer
McGraw-Hill
Text
Book Doran collection

 
KITOV, A. I., KRINITSKII N. A.
Electronic Digital Machines and Programming
State Publishing House for Physical/Mathematical Literature, Moscow.
In Russian.
Book Gary Tee

 
GRABBE Eugene M., RAMO Simon., WOOLDRIDGE Dean E. (Eds.)
Handbook of Automation of Computation and Control, Volume 2, Computers and Data 
John Wiley & Sons
Contributed overview papers.
Book Industrial Research Ltd

 
National Physical Laboratory
Mechanisation of Thought Processes
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Proceedings of a Symposium held at NPL on 24 -27 November 1958. Two volumes.
Book Industrial Research Ltd

 
1960
Ferranti Ltd.
Sirius Computer Programming Manual
Ferranti Ltd.
Manual Industrial Research Ltd

 
IBM
FOR TRANSIT Manual
IBM
Manual and notes describing FORTRANSIT for the IBM 650.
Booklet Industrial Research Ltd

 
IBM
1401 Data Processing System Reference Manual
IBM
1961 major revsion.
Manual R E Dent

 
JACKSON Albert S.
Analog Computation
McGraw-Hill Book Company
"comprehensive text on analog computation that does not require a specialised background in electronics"
Book Industrial Research Ltd

 
JONES, E. W., SEARLE, S. R.
An Introduction to Using the I.B.M. 650 Computer for Scientific Computing
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Notes for lectures given at a 2-day Symposium held at Wellington, 25-26th February, 1960
Booklet Industrial Research Ltd

 
MEACHAM, Alan, D. (Ed.)
The Punched Card Data Processing Annual 2
Gille Associates, Inc.
The second in the new series of Data Processing Annuals .. eight volumes published in the original series. Fact sheets on 
Book Doran collection

 
Stantec
Stantec Zebra Simple Code
Stantec
Unusual assembly language
Manual Doran collection

Before 1956
After 1960