Begin forwarded message:
From: "Jonathan B Spira" <jspira@basex.com>
Date: November 16, 2007 10:59:53 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: 60-year-old computer loses race
A modern computer crunches data much faster than a 60-year-old one. The 60-year-old computer in this race may have been the first computer ever built. The BBC reported that scientists in England recently completed a 14-year effort to restore Colossus, the computer that broke the codes the Germans used during the Second World War. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7098005.stm
Also related:
Timeline of computing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7091190.stm
Regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Szívélyes üdvözlet/Cordialement/Cordiali saluti/Saludos/Vänliga hälsningar
/s/ Jonathan
Jonathan B. Spira
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