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The article mentions the term "proto-computer", which would be more appropriate. Given that the "Enigma Machine" was indeed a machine (and not a computer) I th
by ghurtado 10y ago
The article mentions the term "proto-computer", which would be more appropriate.
Given that the "Enigma Machine" was indeed a machine (and not a computer) I think the term "computer" is a bit over the top for this particular machine.
For me, the most interesting part of the article was the way that the inventor looked in the 1800s. He was far ahead of his time even with regards to his own personal looks.
- sandworm101 10y agoThe disheveled artist-inventor look comes and goes in a 20/30-year cycle. Today it's brogrammers, in the 90s it was grunge. Before that it was hippies. There is nothing new in fashion.