1 Mar
2005
1 Mar
'05
8:24 p.m.
Still, gotta love stuff that automates calculations
with purely mechanical
methods (well, except for the 604) and uses punch cards. It's basically
the 20th century version of the Babbage engine.
Well, electromechanical, as the unit record machines used relays,
solenoids and thyratrons a fair amount.
Still very neat-o.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org