Oct 9th: On this day in 1947, Northrop Aircraft signed a contract to purchase the first commercial digital computer called BINAC (Binary Automatic Computer). Per the terms of the contract, Northrop paid $100,000 for a computer to be delivered in May 1948. BINAC development costs topped $278,000 by the time it was delivered to Northrop over two years later. Northrop officials, disappointed with its performance, never used it for its intended purpose.
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