May 18, 2017 05:56 am PDT
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Translate between Charles Babbage's computing jargon and modern terminology
If you're intending to build an analytical engine with a six-sided prism to run Charles Babbage's weird cardboard vaporware program, you will need some help with Babbage's notes, as old Charles was inventing a whole technical vocab from scratch. (more…)
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