Control Data Corporation Records

Planning Documents and Reports,

1957-1991

CBI 80

Series 16

Collection Size: 8.66 cubic ft. (10 boxes)

Creator: Control Data Corporation

Prepared by: Maria Plonski, 2003-2004

Acquisition: The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Ceridian Corporation in 1991.

Access: Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright: The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred Citation: Control Data Corporation Records, Planning Documents and Reports (CBI 80), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Scope and Content Note

This series documents Control Data Corporation's (CDC) annual and interim planning processes. Records reflect planning done by individual divisions of CDC, as well as the company as a whole, and include formal and informal planning reports, meeting minutes, memoranda and correspondence. Early planning records include more informal planning documentation; as the company grew, the planning process became more involved and later documentation includes more formal reports.

The series includes company-wide operating plans and long range plans; divisional plans; planning information for international operations and marketing; product line plans, and reports used for planning.

Researchers should consult the following series for additional information on the Control Data Corporation's planning activities:

• Corporate Administration

Arrangement of the Collection

• Company-Wide Operating Plans and Meetings
• Company-Wide Long-Range Planning Documents and Meetings
• Divisional Planning Documents
• European and International Planning
• Product Line Plans
• Reports Used for Planning

Index Terms

Computer industry—Planning.

Control Data Corporation.

Corporate planning.

Box and Folder List

• Company-Wide Operating Plans and Meetings
• ASCII and Control Data, Interim Report, May 22, 1968 (Box 10, folder 26)
• Commercial Product Development, Planning Information, 1957 (Box 7, folder 5)
• Consolidated Summaries FY 1965, June 9, 1964 (Box 1, folder 1)
• Corporate Budget Department, Financial Facts and Figures (1944-1963), 1964 (Box 7, folder 8)
• Corporate Master Plan for Entering the Industrial Data Processing Market, c.1962 (Box 1, folder 2)
• Corporate Objectives and Strategies for 1966 (Box 10, folder 24)
• Corporate Objectives and Strategy, FY 1969, January 1, 1968 (Box 1, folder 3)
• Corporate Planning Manual, Definitions Used in Planning, 1966 (Box 1, folder 4)
• Corporate Planning Meeting (FY1966-1970), June 1965 (Box 6, folders 4-8)
• Fiscal Plans, July 22, 1968 (Box 10, folder 25)
• June Planning Meeting Summaries, 1969 (Box 1, folder 5)
• Mid Year Revisions to FY 1966 Plans, 1965 (Box 1, folder 6)
• Operating Plans, FY 1968 (Box 1, folders 7-9)
• Operating Plan Summaries, FY 1968 (Box 1, folder 10)
• Operating Plans, FY 1969 (Box 1, folders 11-13)
• Operating Plan Summaries, FY 1969 (Box 1, folder 14)
• Operating Plans, CY 1970 (Box 6, folders 1-3)
• Operating Plan Summaries, CY 1970 (Box 1, folder 15)
• Organization Planning, 1967-1968 (Box 1, folder 16)
• Planning, 1963 (Box 7, folder 4)
• Planning Committee - 25th Anniversary International Conference, 1981-1982 (Box 9, folder 32-34)
• Planning Manual, 1962 (Box 1, folder 17)
• Planning Manual Inserts, Planning Guidelines, 1970 (Box 7, folder r3)
• Planning Meeting Notices and Minutes, 1961-1965, 1967, 1972, 1986 (Box 1, folder 18)
• Company-Wide Long-Range Planning Documents and Meetings
• 3 to 5 Year Plans (1958-1964), 1957-1959 (Box 1, folder 19)
• 5 Year Financial Plans, 1959-1965 (Box 1, folder 20)
• 5 Year Financial Plans, 1966-1968 (Box 1, folder 21)
• Business and Technology Center, August 1, 1979 (Box 10, folder 27)
• Consolidated Plan of Operations, Five Years Ending June 30, 1968, 1963 (Box 1, folder 25)
• Consolidated Projection of Operations, Five Years Ending June 30, 1965, 1960 (Box 1, folder 22)
• Consolidated Projection of Operations, Five Years Ending June 30, 1966, 1961-1962 (Box 1, folder 23)
• Consolidated Projection of Operations, Five Years Ending June 30, 1967, 1962 (Box 1, folder 24)
• Corporate Budget Department, Preliminary Long Range Projections (Five Years Ending June 30, 1970), April 23, 1965 (Box 1, folder 26)
• DIRECTION ‘76-‘83 (Box 5, folders 28-33)
• Long Range Administration Plans for Ten Years Ending June 30, 1974, Preliminary Consolidated Summaries, c. 1964 (Box 1, folder 27)
• Long Range Corporate Financial Objectives (FY 1966-1971), 1965 (Box 1, folder 28)
• Long Range Corporate Objectives and Strategy, FY 1967-1972 (Box 1, folder 29)
• Long Range Corporate Objectives and Strategy, FY 1969-1974 (Box 1, folder 30)
• Long Range Financial Objectives, Five years Ending June 30, 1970, 1965 (Box 1, folder 31)
• Long Range Planning Meetings, Minutes, Memos, and Materials, 1964, 1967-1970 (Box 1, folder 32)
• Long Range Objectives, Strategy, and Financial Goals for CY 1970-1974 (Box 2, folder 1)
• Long Range Organizational Planning Meetings, Minutes, 1967-1970 (Box 2, folder 2)
• Long Range Strategic Plans (1986-1990), 1985 (Box 2, folder 3)
• Strategic Plan: "Consulting Services Kind of Business," July 1971 (Box 10, folder 28)
• Strategic Planning, January 1978 (Box 10, folder 29)
• Strategic Planning Meeting, Plan Summary (1977-1981), 1976 (Box 2, folder 4)
• Divisional Planning Documents
• Advanced Product Line, Planning, 1964 (Box 10, folder 30)
• Agriculture Technology Products and Services, Planning, 1982 (Box 10, folder 31)
• Application Products, Planning, 1977 (Box 2, folder 5)
• Autocon, Operating Plans FY 1969, March 28, 1968 (Box 2, folder 6)
• Business Data Processing Plans, Correspondence, 1964 (Box 2, folder 7)
• Business Plan for United School Service of American and Educational Solutions, Inc., December 7, 1984 (Box 10, folder 32)
• Cedar Engineering Division
• First Quarter Budget Revision (FY 1961), 1960 (Box 2, folder 8)
• Interim Planning Meetings, 1960-1962 (Box 2, folders 9-13)
• Five Year Plan, February 1964 (Box 2, folder 15)
• Reports and Plans, 1957-1958 (Box 10, folder 33)
• Review and Plans (FY 1964), March 1963 (Box 2, folder 14)
• Commercial Credit Company
• Monthly Reports of Operations to the Board of Directors, 1969 (Box 2, folder 16)
• Planning Manual, c.1969 (Box 2, folder 17)
• Annual Planning Guide, 1970 (Box 2, folder 18)
• Organizational Planning, 1974 (Box 2, folder 19)
• Commercial Credit Company/Control Data Corporation Joint Planning Task Force, Final Report, May 1969 (Box 7, folder 9)
• Computer Business, Long Range Strategic Plan (1980-1984), 1979 (Box 2, folder 20)
• Computer Division
• Planning Meeting (R&D) October 4, 1960 (Box 2, folder 21)
• Planning Meeting, October 18, 1960 (Box 2, folder 22)
• Interim Planning Meeting, February 1961 (Box 2, folder 23)
• Planning Meeting, November 1961 (Box 2, folder 24)
• Planning Meeting February 23, 1962 (Box 2, folder 25)
• Long Range Product Strategy Summary (FY 1966-1970), c.1965 (Box 2, folder 26)
• Computer Group
• Interim Planning Meeting, November 26, 1962 (Box 2, folder 27)
• Interim Planning Meeting, March 1963 (Box 2, folder 28)
• Long Range Plans (March 1964) (Box 2, folder 29)
• Financial Plan, FY 1965, June 9, 1964 (Box 2, folder 30)
• Interim Plans, 1964 (Box 2, folder 31)
• Long Range Strategic Plan (1978-1982), 1977 (Box 2, folder 32)
• Long Range Plan (1980-1984), 1979 (Box 2, folder 33)
• Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CDC/NCR/ICL Joint Venture) Long Range Strategic Plans, (1977-1981), 1976 (Box 3, folder 1)
• Computer Products Group, Long Range Plan (1992-1994), 1991 (Box 3, folder 2)
• Computer Systems, Long Range Strategic Plan (1983-1987) (Box 3, folder 3)
• Computer Systems Group, 1973 Technical Resource Utilization Plan (Box 10, folder 34)
• Consulting and Education Services, Strategic Plan (1980-1984), c.1979 (Box 4, folder 1)
• Control Corporation
• Interim Planning Meetings
• Outline, October 25, 1960 (Box 3, folder 4)
• February 21, 1961 (Box 3, folder 5)
• October 1961 (Box 3, folder 6)
• February 20, 1962 (Box 3, folder 7)
• December 7, 1962 (Box 3, folder 8)
• Preliminary Long Range Plan (Draft), January 22, 1964 (Box 3, folder 9)
• Five Year Plan, (c. 1964) (Box 3, folder 10)
• Control Systems Division, Five Year Plan (FY1965-1969), February 27, 1963 (Box 3, folder 11)
• Corporate Marketing Plan, May 15, 1961 (Box 3, folder 12)
• Corporate Marketing, Long Range Plans Summaries, 1964 (Box 3, folder 13)
• Cybernet Services, Five-year Plan (1976-1980), 1975 (Box 7, folder 1)
• Cybernet Services, Five-year Plan (1977-1981), 1976 (Box 7, folder 2)
• Development and Standards Systems Division, FY 1967 Planning Book, 1966 (Box 3, folder 14)
• Development and Standards Systems Group, FY 1968 Planning Book, c.1967 (Box 3, folder 15)
• Digital Products Division, Interim Planning Meeting, 1961 (Box 3, folder 16)
• Digital Products Division, Product Schedule (Box 3, folder 17)
• Education Company, Strategic Operating Plan, 1978 (Box 3, folder 27)
• Education Services Company, Key Strategic Goals and Action Programs (1976-1980), 1975 (Box 3, folder 29)
• Education Services Company, Key Strategic Goals and Action Programs (1977-1981), 1976 (Box 3, folder 30)
• Education Services Company, Strategic Plan (1977-1981), 1976 (Box 3, folder 26)
• Education Services Group, Strategic Plan (1975-1980), 1975 (Box 3, folder 28)
• EDP Systems
• Five Year Strategic Plans
• 1976-1980 (Box 3, folder 21)
• 1977-1981 (Box 3, folder 22)
• 1978-1982 (Box 3, folders 23-24)
• 1979-1983 (Box 3, folder 25)
• Business Task Force Reports, 1968-1969 (Box 3, folders 18-20)
• Long Range Planning, 1968 (Box 7, folder 12)
• Electric Utility Industry, Strategic Plan (1981-1985), 1980 (Box 7, folder 10)
• Electrofact, Five-Year Plans, May 1964 (Box 4, folder 2)
• Government Systems Group, Long Range Strategic Plan (1992-1994), 1991 (Box 4, folder 3)
• Government Systems Marketing, Operation Plan, 1977 (Box 7, folder 7)
• Historical Archives, Long Range Strategic Planning, 1982 (Box 4, folder 4)
• Hospital/Medical Marketing Plan Summary, FY 1969 March, 1968 (Box 4, folder 5)
• Industrial Data Processing Division
• Corporate Sponsored R&D, June 24, 1963 (Box 4, folder 6)
• Plans, 1963 (Box 4, folder 7)
• Plans, 1965-1966 (Box 4, folder 8)
• Five Year Plan FY 1965-1969 (Box 4, folder 9)
• Industrial Group
[Name changed to Industrial and Government Group in October 1965]

• December Budget Revision, FY 1965 (Box 4, folder 10)
• Interim Plans, December 1964 (Box 4, folder 11)
• Long Range Plans Summaries 1964 (Box 4, folder 12)
• Long Range Plans (Engineering) (Box 4, folder 13)
• Information Services Group, Long Range Strategic Plan (1992-1994), 1991 (Box 4, folder 14)
• Integrated Services, Marketing Plan, 1976 (Box 4, folder 15)
• Legal Services, Strategic Plans, 1978-1982 (Box 7, folder 11)
• Market Area Plans
• Amusement and Recreation 1969-1974, November 15, 1969 (Box 4, folder 16)
• Distribution (Retail and Wholesale), 1969-1974, December 30, 1969 (Box 4, folder 17)
• Education, 1970-1974 (Box 4, folder 18)
• Insurance, 1970-1974, c. 1970 (Box 4, folder 19)
• Manufacturing Industries, 1969-1974, 1969 (Box 4, folder 20)
• Other Transportation December 31, 1969 (Box 4, folder 21)
• Post Office Industry, 1970-1974 (Box 4, folder 22)
• PPCo Geographical Manufacturing Plan, undated (Box 10, folder 35)
• Peripheral Equipment Division, Interim Planning Meetings, 1962-1963 (Box 4, folder 23)
• Peripheral Equipment Division, Monthly Operations Report, 1964 (Box 4, folder 24)
• Peripheral Equipment Group, Long Range Plans (1965-1969), 1964 (Box 4, folder 25)
• Peripheral Equipment Group, Operating Statements, 1965 (Box 4, folder 26)
• Peripheral Products Company, Five Year Plan Summary Report, Space and Facilities, May 1979 (Box 4, folder 27)
• Peripheral Products Company, O.E.M. Memory Products Family, Long Range Strategic Plan (1981-1985), 1980 (Box 4, folder 28)
• Peripheral Products Company, O.E.M. Memory Products Family, Long Range Strategic Plan (1982-1986), 1981 (Box 4, folder 29)
• Policy Committee, Long Range Strategic Plan (1978-1982), 1977 (Box 4, folder 30)
• Rabinow Engineering Division, 1968 (Box 4, folder 31)
• Research and Devlopment, Planning , 1960 (Box 7, folder 6)
• Research Division, Operating Plan, 1964 (Box 4, folder 32)
• Research Division, Planning Reports, 1961 (Box 4, folder 33)
• Systems and Services Company Strategic Plans, 1974-1979 (Box 4, folder 34)
• Systems and Services Company Strategic Plans, 1975-1980 (Box 4, folder 35)
• Systems, Services, and Marketing Strategic Plans, 1977-1981 (Box 4, folder 36)
• European and International Planning
• Australia, Customs, 1965-1966 (Box 10, folder 1)
• Australia, Planning Material, June 1963 (Box 10, folder 2)
• Control Data France, FY 1967 Planning (Box 10, folder 3)
• Europe, FY 1967 Planning, May 1, 1966 (Box 10, folder 4)
• Europe, Manufacturing Plan, January 1967 (Box 10, folder 5)
• Europe, Planning FY’s 1966-1970 (Box 10, folders 6-7)
• International 3000 Systems, Status Reports, 1970 (Box 10, folders 8-9)
• International Large Systems, Status Reports, 1970 (Box 10, folders 10-11)
• International Marketing, Monthly Progress Reports, 1965-1966 (Box 10, folder 12)
• International Monthly Status Reports, May-June 1966 (Box 10, folders 13-14)
• International Operations, Correspondence, 1963-1966 (Box 10, folder 15)
• International Operations Plans, FY 1966 (Box 10, folder 16)
• International, Order Forecast Product Requirements, Personnel Listings and Statistics, c. 1966 (Box 10, folder 17)
• International Planning, FY 1967 (Box 10, folders 18-19)
• International Progress Reports, May 1965 (Box 10, folder 20)
• Pan Am Region, Financial Statements, June 1967 (Box 10, folder 21)
• Portugal, Memory Products Business Plan, n.d. (Box 10, folder 22)
• Proposal for the Concorde Navigation Computer to Sud Aviation, Paris, France, April 1965 (Box 10, folder 23)
• Product Line Plans
• Model 160 Computer Product Plan, 1961 (Box 8, folder 1)
• 160/160A Product Plan Summaries, 1963 (Box 8, folder 2)
• 180 Data Collector, Product Plan, 1961 (Box 8, folder 3)
• 606 Product Plan, 1961 (Box 8, folder 4)
• Model 924 Computer Product Plan, 1961 (Box 8, folder 5)
• 924/924A Product Plan Summary, 1963 (Box 8, folder 6)
• Model 1604 Computer Product Plan, 1961 (Box 8, folder 7)
• 1604/1604A Product Plan Summaries, 1962-1963 (Box 8, folder 8)
• 1700 Marketing Status Plan, FY1969, 1968 (Box 8, folder 9)
• 1700 Product Line Plan, 1968 (Box 8, folder 10)
• 3000 8-Bit I/O Design Task Force Report, July 1968 (Box 8, folder 11)
• 3500 Product Line Planning Review Committee – Report, November 1966 (Box 8, folder 12)
• 6000 Specialized Systems Improvements – Task 4 Final Report, 1968 (Box 8, folder 13)
• The ½ Billion Dollar 3000 Product Line Team Report, May 1967 (Box 8, folder 14)
• Corporate Plan Final Report: ½ Billion Dollar Product Team, May 1967 (Box 8, folder 16)
• Medium Product Line Planning, 1967 (Box 8, folder 15)
• Product Line Management – 3000 Series, Storage Access Control Product Objective, August 1968 (Box 8, folder 17)
• 3000 Lower Product Line Plan, FY1968 (Box 8, folder 18)
• 3000L Product Line Status Plan, 1968 (Box 8, folder 19)
• 3000 Product Line Plan FY1969, 1968 (Box 8, folder 20)
• 3000 Product Line Plan (CY1969-1973), 1969 (Box 8, folders 21-22)
• 3200 Product Plan Summary, 1963 (Box 8, folder 23)
• 3600 Product Plan Summary, 1962 (Box 8, folder 24)
• 6000 Product Line: Appendices to December 1966 6000 Product Line Plan, 1967 (Box 8, folder 25)
• 6000 Series: Report on Life Extension of the 6000 Series, July 1967 (Box 8, folder 26)
• 6000 Product Line Plan, FY1968 (Box 8, folder 27)
• 6000 Product Line Plan (CY1969-1973), 1969 (Box 8, folders 28-29)
• 6000 Product Line Plan (Marketing Input), Draft, April 1969 (Box 8, folder 30)
• ½ Billion Dollar 6000 Product Line Team Report, May 1967 (Box 8, folder 31)
• Report on Life Extension of the 6000 Series, July 1967 (Box 8, folder 32)
• 7000 Product Line Plan, Marketing Section of, c. 1970 (Box 8, folder 33)
• 7000 Series: 7000 Computer System Product Line Plan, CY1969 (Box 8, folders 34-35)
• 8000 Series Product Plan, Supplement No. 1, 1961 (Box 9, folder 1)
• 8000 Series, Solid State Control Systems Product Plan, 1961 (Box 9, folders 2-3)
• 9340 Line Printer, Product Plan No. 1-01, 1967 (Box 9, folder 4)
• Aerospace Computer, 1961, 1962 (Box 9, folders 5-6)
• Cedar Engineering Division: Servo Encoders Preliminary Product Plan, n.d. (Box 9, folder 7)
• Communication Network, Product Family Plan, 1969 (Box 9, folder 8)
• Computer Display Units, Preliminary Product Plan, 1962 (Box 9, folder 9)
• Computer Division Product Plan Summaries, June 1963 (Box 9, folder 10)
• Courseware Business Office, Market and Product Line Strategy, 1979-1983 (Box 9, folder 11)
• CRT Displays Product Family Plan (Draft), 1967 (Box 9, folder 12)
• Cyber 170 Product Lien Implementation Plan, 1973 (Box 9, folder 13)
• Engineering Specification #52410500, CPU3/CPU4, 1968 (Box 9, folder 14)
• Evaluation of Marketing and Product Line Plans by the Diebold Group, Inc., (Draft Copy), November 1966 (Box 9, folder 15)
• Holley Computer Products, Product Management, 1967 (Box 9, folder 16)
• I/O Subsystems for New Product Lines, 1968 (Box 9, folder 17)
• Industry and Special Systems Marketing Plan, 1969 (Box 9, folder 18)
• Intebrid Circuitry Planning, 1964-1966 (Box 10, folder 36)
• Magnetic Tape Product Family Plan, 1966 (Box 9, folder 19)
• Mass Storage, Product Family Plan, October 11, 1967 (Box 9, folder 20)
• Miniature Magnetic Drum, Preliminary Product Plan, 1961 (Box 9, folder 21)
• NCR/CDC Integrated Product Line Strategic Plan (Draft), 1973 (Box 9, folder 22)
• "On a Communications Equipment Product Plan," 1962 (Box 9, folder 23)
• Paper Tape Punch, Preliminary Product Plan, 1962 (Box 9, folder 24)
• Peripheral Equipment, Product Plan Summary, 1963 (Box 9, folder 25)
• Preliminary Application Plan for 6000 Series Graphic Display System, 1967 (Box 10, folder 37)
• Preliminary Digital Communications Product Plan, June 1963 (Box 9, folder 26)
• Preliminary Specifications for a Small Computer in the Product Line, March 1969 (Box 9, folder 27)
• Product Line Management, Market and Product Requirements, 1970 (Box 9, folder 28)
• Product Plans, 1962-1963 (Box 9, folder 29)
• PS Support Plan, Peripheral Systems Products, January 1, 1981 (Box 9, folder 35)
• FY68 Small Systems Product Line Plan and FY69 Guideline Plan, March 1968 (Box 9, folder 30)
• The Terminal Market, Long Range Business Study, 1968 (Box 9, folder 31)
• Reports Used for Planning
• 3300/3500: OS-3 Timesharing System and Oregon State Conversational Aid to Research (OSCAR), 1968-1969 (Box 5, folder 1)
• ADAPSO: Fifth Annual Industry Study, 1971 (Box 5, folder 2)
• Analysis of IBM Price and Product Announcements, July 1972 (Box 5, folder 4)
• Auerbach Technology Evaluation Service: EDP Industry Outlook, EDP Series No. 10, 1971 (Box 5, folder 5)
• Average Systems Configuration and Mainframe Sales, CY 1969-1974 (Box 5, folder 6)
• Comparison of Discount Cash Flow Value of Revenue from Leasing and Selling, January 1970 (Box 5, folder 7)
• Control Data 3000 Series vs. IBM 2000 Series, n.d. (Box 5, folder 8)
• "A Future in Commercial Data Processing?," August 1962 (Box 5, folder 3)
• Industry Resource Allocation
• (CY 1969-1973), 1969 (Box 5, folder 9)
• Division Input to, 1969 (Box 5, folder 10)
• Study, 1969 (Box 5, folder 11)
• Kind of Business Profitability Analysis and Progress Report on Return on Investment, May 2, 1969 (Box 5, folder 12)
• MAPTEK Associate Program, Computer Equipment: Computer Equipment Forecast, Final Report, 1972 (Box 5, folders 13-14)
• Market Research Study, Chronology of Control Data Corporation, April 15, 1972 (Box 5, folder 15)
• Market Research Study: Pricing History of CDC Systems, Study #12,138, October 1972 (Box 5, folder 16)
• Marketing Division, Interim Planning Meeting, April 22, 1963 (Box 5, folder 17)
• Marketing Plans for Supervisory Control Systems (FY 1964), June 1, 1963 (Box 5, folder 18)
• STAR: System Design Analysis
• Report #13: STAR Drum Performance/FORTRAN Analysis Program, December 23, 1968 (Box 5, folder 19)
• Report #14: STAR Drum Performance, Contiguous Blocking Completion Probabilities January 20, 1969 (Box 5, folder 20)
• Report #15: STAR Drum Performance Multiple Block Drum Requests, March 26, 1969 (Box 5, folder 21)
• System Design Specification, Contract DAHC15-67-C-0251
• Inquiry and Report Generator System, November 13, 1967 (Box 5, folder 22)
• Systems Software Integration November 13, 1967 (Box 5, folder 23)
• File Supervisor November 13, 1967 (Box 5, folder 24)
• Report Extractor System March 11, 1968 (Box 5, folder 25)
• SPERAC Task Force, Evaluation of SPERAC Products, 1969 (Box 5, folder 26)
• SPERAC 1040, 5005, 6100, 6300, 6500 and 8001 Systems, Design Reports for, n.d. (Box 5, folder 27)