RAM: the forgotten history
- In my 2023 article on the evolution of the calculator, I griped about the way we teach the history of computers.
- I felt that we’re giving far too much credit to Charles Babbage.
- We have known how to make mechanical calculators at least since the 17th century; the concept of programmable machinery predated the English polymath’s writings by a wide margin, too.
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- In my 2023 article on the evolution of the calculator, I griped about the way we teach the history of computers.
- I felt that we’re giving far too much credit to Charles Babbage.
- We have known how to make mechanical calculators at least since the 17th century; the concept of programmable machinery predated the English polymath’s writings by a wide margin, too.
Sources: Coredump