* [COFF] Happy birthday, Harvard Mk I!
@ 2018-08-07 0:41 dave
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One of the first digital computers in the world[*], the Harvard Mk I, was
dedicated on this day in 1944; it was an enormous electromechanical beast.
[*]
Please, no discussion on what constitutes a "digital computer" as we've
pretty much done that to death; it all comes down to a matter of
definition to suit one's agenda.
-- Dave
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