Solid State: Minnesota’s High-Tech History
Solid State: Land of 10,000 Secrets
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Minnesota was home to the computer industry. Yet much of its work was highly classified.
Minnesota was home to the computer industry for decades, hosting global powerhouse companies like Univac, Control Data, IBM and Honeywell. Yet much of their creations were highly classified tools for the Cold War, so countless employees could say nothing of their work. In typical Minnesota fashion, little fanfare was made of our contributions to national security, mostly because no one knew.
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Solid State: Minnesota’s High-Tech History is a local public television program presented by Minnesota PBS
Solid State: Minnesota’s High-Tech History
Solid State: Land of 10,000 Secrets
Special | 1m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
Minnesota was home to the computer industry for decades, hosting global powerhouse companies like Univac, Control Data, IBM and Honeywell. Yet much of their creations were highly classified tools for the Cold War, so countless employees could say nothing of their work. In typical Minnesota fashion, little fanfare was made of our contributions to national security, mostly because no one knew.
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