Archived The oldest computer in use by the federal government has been found (muckrock.com)
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Archived The oldest computer in use by the federal government has been found (muckrock.com)
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[–] War_Wombat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
The nuclear weapon machine is an IBM Series/1 so it is definitely a computer and not a machine, I think the author just used a slightly confusing term.
[–] pitenius ago (edited ago)
I'm holding out for rail. A device from 1880 that is communicating with the modern int0rwebz would not surprise me. And far from undesirable, I find it admirable. Like how parts of Italy get water thanks to Roman engineering.
Also consider your link: last Series/1s were sold in 1988. Starts to seem less shocking.