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MARK II Aiken Relay Calculator used at Dahlgren in the 1940' s. 



How many people came down? 



I guess there must have been about 15 in total. Right now, there are only two 

 of us left — myself and Bill Burke. * Bill Burke works on the CDC 6700 and is the 

 Head of our Operations Group. 



Where were the original computers housed'? 



There was a T-shaped addition built on the back of Building 218 which is 

 next to the Main Range. That addition was specifically built for housing the two 

 computers in the plan. One was the first one I came with, the Aiken Relav 

 Calculator, which was housed on the second floor of 2 1 8, and then later in 1 949 

 or 1950, the MARK III Aiken Dahlgren Electronic Calculator was sent here. 



*William G. Burke is Head of the Computer Operations Branch in the Warfare Analysis Depart- 

 ment. 



