Accounting machine

An accounting machine, or bookkeeping machine or recording-adder, was generally a calculator and printer combination tailored for a specific commercial activity such as billing, payroll, or ledger.^[1][2] Accounting machines were widespread from the early 1900s to 1980s,^[3] but were rendered obsolete by the availability of low-cost computers such as the IBM PC.

This type of machine is generally distinct from unit record equipment (some unit record machines were also called accounting machines).

List of Vendors/Accounting Machines

• Burroughs Sensimatic^[4]
• Burroughs Sensitronic
• Burroughs B80
• Burroughs E103^[5]
• Burroughs Computer F2000^[4]
• Burroughs L500
• Burroughs E1400 Electronic Computing/Accounting Machine with Magnetic Striped Ledger^[6]
• Dalton Adding Machine Company^[2]
• Electronics Corporation of America: Magnefile-B^[7]
• Electronics Corporation of America: Magnefile-D^[7]
• Elliott-Fisher^[2]
• Federal Adding Machines^[2]
• IBM 632
• IBM 858 Cardatype Accounting Machine ^[8]
• IBM 6400 Series
• Laboratory for Electronics: The Inventory Machine II (TIM-II)^[7]
• Monroe Calculator Company: Model 200
• Monroe Calculator Company: Synchro-Monroe President^[4]
• Monroe Calculator Company: Monrobot IX^[4]
• NCR Post-Tronic Bookkeeping Machine - Class 29^[4]
• NCR Compu-Tronic Accounting Machine^[4]
• NCR Accounting Machine - Class 33^[4]
• NCR Window Posting Machine - Class 42^[4]
• Olivetti: General Bookkeeping Machine (GBM)^[7]
• J. B. Rea Company: READIX^[7]
• Sundstrand Adding Machines^[2]
• Underwood Elecom 50 "The First Electronic Accounting Machine" ^[5][7][9]
• Underwood Elecom 125, 125 FP (File Processor)^[5][7]

See also

Unit record equipment

References

1. ^ Turck, J.A.V. (1921). Origin of Modern calculating Machines. The Western Society of Engineers. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Cortada, James W (1993). Before the Computer; IBM, NCR, Burroughs & Remmington Rand & The Industry They Created 1865-1956. Princeton University Press. pp. 158–162. ISBN 0-691-04807-X. 
3. ^ Akera, Atsushi; Nebeker, Frederik (2002). From 0 to 1: An Authoritative History of Modern Computing. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514025-7. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Mecham (ed.), Alan D. (1961). Data Processing Equipment Encyclopedia vol.1: Electromechanical Devices. Gille. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Mecham (ed.), Alan D. (1961). Data Processing Equipment Encyclopedia vol.2: Electronic Devices. Gille. 
6. ^ Burroughs E1400
7. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Weik, Martin H. (1955). A Survey of Domestic Electronic Digital Computing Systems. Ballistic Research Laboratories. 
8. ^ Fierheller, George A. (2006). Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate: The 'Hole' Story of Punched Cards. Stewart. ISBN 1-894183-86-X. http://www.gfierheller.ca/Do_Not_Fold/Do_Not_Fold_Web.pdf. 
9. ^ Underwood Elecom 50