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The first programmable computer, using punchcards, was a loom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_machine
by timerol 1y ago
The first programmable computer, using punchcards, was a loom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_machine
- nmeofthestate 1y agoI'm going to go ahead and say that you can have a complete CS education without studying fabric looms.
- johnfn 1y agoYou won't have a full and comprehensive education as an author without spending a few months copying texts by hand in a scriptorium like monks did back in the 500s.