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timerol
384 days ago
The first programmable computer, using punchcards, was a loom:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_machine
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nmeofthestate
384 days ago
I'm going to go ahead and say that you can have a complete CS education without studying fabric looms.
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johnfn
384 days ago
You 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.
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