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To: Mastador1

The first programmers were at work in 1801.

They set up patterns for the Jacquard loom to turn out complex patterns of cloth.

They even used punched cards to hold the program steps.

Ada Lovelace came much later.

6 posted on 10/15/2013 3:20:36 PM PDT by Bobalu (Bobo the Wonder Marxist leads Operation Rodeo Clown against Syria)

To: Bobalu

That’s really fascinating.

27 posted on 10/15/2013 5:38:54 PM PDT by varmintman

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