60-year-old computer loses race

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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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
CEO and Chief Analyst
Basex, Inc.
y jspira () basex com
( +1 (212) 725-2600 x113
8 http://www.basex.com


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