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Re:There were no ancient computers and it's fine by iwontberude on Monday April 01, 2024 @08:57AM (#39893675)
Humans were computers at one point, does that count?
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Re:There were no ancient computers and it's fine by relaxing on Monday April 01, 2024 @09:20AM (#39893892)
It really does! Which is why we typically specify electronic computers when we’re talking about the history of the blinky lights kind.
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Re:There were no ancient computers and it's fine by MichaelZuo on Monday April 01, 2024 @11:58AM (#39895596)
Humans can also function as electrical computers… you probably mean digital computers?
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