On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:04:59 -0500, dpb wrote:

Philco had the Transac S-2000 series computer out which included them
new-fangled solid state devices quite early (1958). They had hybrid
models of the series even earlier (showing my age, I used them... ).

IIRC, the Univac SS-80/90 came out about the same time. Remember excess
5 alphanumerics?

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