The LGP-30 was originally manufactured by Royal McBee, a typewriter company. Royal McBee eventually sold their computer division to Control Data Corporation (CDC).
Featured in Ed Nather's "The Story of Mel", the LGP-30 has secured a place in hacker lore.
From the Computer History Museum's description:
"The LGP-30 was a small drum-based computer marketed to engineering, scientific and educational users."
For more information, check out the Computer History Museum's description of this machine.
Photo credit: Jitze Couperus
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by Bill Detwiler | May 26, 2010, 6:34am PDT | Image 16 of 24
Royal McBee LGP-30 (1956)
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