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Computer News · 18-10-10, 08:10 PM

Charles Babbage was an engineer, mathematician and inventor who designed the very first concept of a programmable computer back in 1837.His Analytical Engine was a huge steam powered colossus which had a mechanical processor, memory, and it could be programmed using punch cards; if he’d actually managed to build it in his lifetime, that is.However, [...]

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Computer News Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 845 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	170-year-old steam powered computer to be built? Charles Babbage was an engineer, mathematician and inventor who designed the very first concept of a programmable computer back in 1837.His Analytical Engine was a huge steam powered colossus which had a mechanical processor, memory, and it could be programmed using punch cards; if he’d actually managed to build it in his lifetime, that is.However, [...] More: 170-year-old steam powered computer to be built?