6 Apr
2011
6 Apr
'11
12:31 a.m.
All,
Up to about the 1940's[1], a computer was a job title, given to
someone who work undertook calculations. People typically have legs
and a self contained power supply, that requires recharging every so
often.
I don't know when the job title of computer as first used. 1800's some
time? Is this the first portable computer?
[1] A rough number, give or take 20 or so years.
Back to work writing Fortran....
Simon
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"Well, an engineer is not concerned with the truth; that is left to
philosophers and theologians: the prime concern of an engineer is
the utility of the final product."
Lectures on the Electrical Properties of Materials, L.Solymar, D.Walsh