Computing Center Available to Purchase

Purdue University has announced the establishment of a new Computer Sciences Center for research in the fields of numerical analysis, programming systems, theory of automata, and artificial intelligence. The Center is directed by Samuel D. Conte, former manager of the Mathematics and Computing Group of the Aerospace Corp. The facility has a staff of forty, and its present equipment includes two IBM 1401's, one Univac Solid State 80, and one IBM 7090. In addition to its research programs, the Center will provide computing services to the University and will offer noncredit courses in programming for specific machines.