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Interview with One of ENIACs Inventors

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the dave-you-like-your-eniac-better-than-me-don't-you dept.

deeptrace writes "On the 60th anniversary of the ENIAC an old family friend of 'Pres' Eckert transcribed some interviews recorded before his death. Very interesting reading. They dispel a few myths, such as the lights didn't really dim when they turned it on, and the military officers did not salute ENIAC."

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  1. Re:ARRRR, MATEY! by LWATCDR · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "It's just a darn shame they stole all that technology, eh?"
    1. No one person invented the computer.
    2. Eniac worked while Atanasoff's system didn't
    3. Was Eniac inspired by Atansoff's work? Probably. Was it a copy? No.

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  2. Re:Bletchley Park by lisaparratt · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Didn't you get the memo? An invention doesn't count until someone in the US does it! ;)