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znpyyesterday at 12:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

I’m waiting for somebody to come and tell us about the time they punched cards by hand, one hole at the time, and then threw coal in the furnace to have the cards interpreted by a steam-powered computer.


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zeristoryesterday at 12:34 PM

Is this close enough? it’s from 1969, I wonder what became of them:

“Tomorrow's World: Nellie the School Computer 15 February 1969 - BBC”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1DtY42xEOI

sgarlandyesterday at 12:35 PM

Do you have a substantive argument against any points made by parent?