NCR 304 explained

The NCR 304 computer, announced in 1957,^[1] first delivered in 1959,^{[2] [3]} was National Cash Register (NCR)'s first transistor-based computer. The 304 was developed and manufactured in cooperation with General Electric,^[4] where it was also used internally.^[5]

Its follow-on was the NCR 315.

See also

• Computer architecture
• Electronic hardware
• Glossary of computer hardware terms
• History of computing hardware
• List of computer hardware manufacturers
• Transistor

Notes and References

1. Castanias, R. P., and J. E. Sherman. "Review of Computer Progress in 1957" IRE Transactions on Electronic Computers 1 (March 1958), p. 65
2. Book: Enterprise, I. D. G.. Computerworld. 1985-03-18. IDG Enterprise. 73. en.
3. Book: Krickx, Guido Armand Marie Jules. Historical evidence on the evolution of vertical exchange mechanisms: examples from the computer systems industry. 1988. UCLA. en.
4. Book: Ceruzzi, Paul E.. A History of Modern Computing. registration. NCR 304 1957.. 2003. MIT Press. 9780262532037. 66. en.
5. Book: Gandy, A.. The Early Computer Industry: Limitations of Scale and Scope. 2012-11-30. Springer. 9780230389113. 93. en.