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Re:What Did Ada Lovelace's Program Actually Do? (2018) by Wowfunhappy on Monday December 16, 2024 @05:13PM (#42436042)
> Difference Engine basically implemented one algorithm in hardware

So, did Pong run on a computer?

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Re:What Did Ada Lovelace's Program Actually Do? (2018) by ElevenLathe on Monday December 16, 2024 @06:15PM (#42436571)
No.
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Re:What Did Ada Lovelace's Program Actually Do? (2018) by smitelli on Monday December 16, 2024 @08:51PM (#42437572)
Is my toilet tank a single-algorithm analog computer?
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