Computer history digest: a chronicle of important events...
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Provides a brief historical overview of computers, with a focus on US achievements. Discusses punch card technology and the flexibility of plug boards. Shows the 1939 Worlds Fair showcasing future calculating devices and the ENIAC, designed by Eckert and Mauchly to compute World War II ballistic firing tables. Includes early 20th century footage of computers.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record
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