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And before the electronic computers, we used mechanical computers! https://hackaday.com/2013/03/13/retrotechtacular-mechanical-targeting-computers/ https://hack
by wlesieutre 4y ago
And before the electronic computers, we used mechanical computers! https://hackaday.com/2013/03/13/retrotechtacular-mechanical-targeting-computers/ https://hackaday.com/2013/03/13/retrotechtacular-mechanical-...
- iancmceachern 4y agoAnd before that we used human computers! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(occupation) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(occupation)
- adrian_b 4y agoThe first job that my father got (around 1953) was as a "computer", at an astronomical observatory. However, such jobs have started to disappear very quickly after that time, with the spread of the electronic computers.