The first Computers in Boise City

The history of computing in Boise began on June 30, 1957 when Remington Rand corporation demonstated a UNIVAC computer in their office at 609 Bannock Street. At this time the world had only 1,100 computer installations. Later that year the Department of Highways installed a UNIVAC 120 from Remington Rand and put it to use on engineering problems for the department.





Marion Whaley in whose deparment the computer was installed is quoted as saying: "This machine will shake engineers loose from the calculators and slide rules and allow them to get out on the jobs."

The following table lists the organizations which installed the first computers in Boise. The people and the applications they developed are described in articles from the Idaho Statesman.

Year	Organization
1957	Idaho Department of Highways
1960	Data Processing Management Association
1961	Boise Cascade Corporation
1961	Mountain States Wholesale
1963	Albertsons Inc
1963	Ore Ida Foods
1963	Idaho Power
1964	Morrison-Knudsen
1964	Idaho State Auditor
1964	Idaho First Security Bank
1965	Bank of Idaho
1965	Intermountain Gas
1965	Idaho State Tax Commission
1965	J. A. Terteling
1966	Idaho First National Bank
1966	Idaho Department of Employment
1966	Trus Joist
1966	Boise College