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jan 1, 1899 - first “programmable” computers

Description:

In the late 1800’s the first “programmable” computers appeared
using punch card technology. To be programmable, a machine
had to be able to simulate the computations of any other
machine by altering its computational process.

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Date:

jan 1, 1899
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~ 127 years ago