Mamram
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thumb|150px|Mamram unit insignia Mamram (), abbreviation for Center of Computing and Information Systems ( ''Merkaz Mahshevim UMa'arahot Meida), originally Center of Computing and Mechanized Registration ( Merkaz Mahshevim VeRishum Memukhan'') is the Israel Defense Forces' central computing system unit, providing data processing services for all arms and the general staff of the IDF.
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thumb|150px|Mamram unit insignia Mamram (), abbreviation for Center of Computing and Information Systems ( ''Merkaz Mahshevim UMa'arahot Meida), originally Center of Computing and Mechanized Registration ( Merkaz Mahshevim VeRishum Memukhan'') is the Israel Defense Forces' central computing system unit, providing data processing services for all arms and the general staff of the IDF.
==History== Formed in 1959, the unit acquired its first computer, a US-made Philco computer TRANSAC S-2000 mainframe Model 211 installed in 1961. Prior to this, the IDF made occasional use of the Weizmann Institute's WEIZAC, the first electronic computer in the Middle East. Mordechai Kikayon, a civilian, was transferred from RAFAEL (then part of the IDF) to be the Mamram's first commander. Mamram facilities soon started hosting several other independent data processing units, including the Inventory Processing Center (מענ"א) and the Manpower Computing Center (ממכ"א), and additional computers were obtained.