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AmTote's numeric displays were often seen on television [[game show]]s in the 1950s and 1960s, most notably the original version of ''[[The Price Is Right (1956 U.S. game show)|The Price is Right]].'' The company was also an investor in the [[Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation|manufacturer]] of the original [[UNIVAC I|UNIVAC]] computer system.<ref name="UNIVAC">{{cite news |last=Lasar |first=Matthew |date=18 September 2011 |title=UNIVAC: the troubled life of America's first computer |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/09/univac-the-troubled-life-of-americas-first-computer/ |newspaper=Ars Technica |location=United States |access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> |
AmTote's numeric displays were often seen on television [[game show]]s in the 1950s and 1960s, most notably the original version of ''[[The Price Is Right (1956 U.S. game show)|The Price is Right]].'' The company was also an investor in the [[Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation|manufacturer]] of the original [[UNIVAC I|UNIVAC]] computer system.<ref name="UNIVAC">{{cite news |last=Lasar |first=Matthew |date=18 September 2011 |title=UNIVAC: the troubled life of America's first computer |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/09/univac-the-troubled-life-of-americas-first-computer/ |newspaper=Ars Technica |location=United States |access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> |
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The company is based in [[Hunt Valley, Maryland]]. It was once owned by [[General Instrument]] and later sold to a division of [[Motorola]]. Today, AmTote International is a wholly-owned [[subsidiary]] of [[The Stronach Group]], the corporate parent of several race tracks, including Pimlico. |
The company is based in [[Hunt Valley, Maryland]]. It was once owned by [[General Instrument]] and later sold to a division of [[Motorola]]. Today, AmTote International is a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of [[The Stronach Group]], the corporate parent of several race tracks, including Pimlico. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |