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The Rise and Fall of Sperry UNIVAC, the 1952 Election Computer That Joined Unisys
Long-form40:20People & Blogs
Published Oct 14, 2026, 12:46 AM · 23h ago
Tech District
61.6K subscribers · median 7.8K views
Stock footage · confirmed$Likely
Views
4,102
+98 views/hour
Likes
77
1.9% of views
Comments
6
0.15% of views
Checked every 30 min while the video is this age · last check 44m ago · next in 0 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.
Views / hour now
98
measured 44m ago
Peak views / hour
190
5h ago
Avg views / day
4.1K
since upload
First 24 hours
4.1K
views at 24 h
vs channel median
0.5×
Rank in channel
#16
of 21 tracked
Engagement
2.0%
likes + comments / views
Est. ad revenue
$29–$66
lifetime, $7–16 RPM
Views over time
12 readings · line: total views · bars: views gained per hour
Description
Sperry UNIVAC helped launch the computer age, stunned America by predicting the 1952 presidential election on CBS, and became one of the most important names in early computing. But how did a company that once challenged IBM eventually lose its position in the industry?
In this video, we explore the rise and fall of Sperry UNIVAC, from its groundbreaking mainframe computers and early commercial success to fierce competition with IBM, corporate struggles, and the merger that ultimately created Unisys in 1986.
Discover the forgotten story of a computing pioneer that helped shape modern technology.
Tags
Sperry UNIVACUNIVAC historySperry Corporationrise and fall of UNIVAChistory of computerscomputer historyUNIVAC I1952 election predictionUNIVAC CBS electionearly computersfirst commercial computersSperry RandIBM vs UNIVACmainframe computersUnisys historyhistory of computingvintage computersretro technologycomputer industry historytechnology documentaryforgotten tech companies
Details
- Published
- Oct 14, 2026, 12:46 AM
- Length
- 40:20 (2,420 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- xoQ0gdRViBw
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