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Vintage Computers Any vintage computer systems, calculators, video games etc., but with an emphasis on 1980s and earlier equipment.

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Old 12th Feb 2018, 12:06 am   #1
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Default Calculating Ada

You can't get more vintage computing than this. Forget Allan Turin- this lady was into computing long before he was born.
It's on BBC 4 iPLAYER
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...s-of-computing.
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Old 12th Feb 2018, 11:01 am   #2
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There are a number of examples of systems which well predate their practical application. Look at Isaac Newton who gave us calculus, well before the practical application of inertial navigation became practical.
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Old 12th Feb 2018, 3:10 pm   #3
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Calculus had plenty of uses before inertial navigation added yet another one.
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