In article <g5rlnski94ppvuq6ilaak95ivmd34im2bn@4ax.com>, David 
Wilkinson <dav### [at] blueyondercouk> wrote:

> I have the 1955 edition of E.B. and for computers the index refers to 
> "Mathematical Instruments" which leads to "Calculating Machines".  
> This article has over 8 pages, with photographs, and is a good survey 
> of mechanical calculators from Babbage through to Remington Rand.

So I was just looking in the wrong place...
My copy covers ENIAC, magnetic core memory, magnetic drums, etc. I now 
wonder how I missed all this...

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