Punched program tape with visible programming patches that the Harvard Mark I used
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Celebrating a computing pioneer! Happy Birthday to the Harvard Mark I which is 78 years old!
Also called #IBM ASCC, it was a colossal 51-ft long, 9,445-pound machine. Despite trigonometry taking over one minute, it broke new ground by using punched paper tape for data storage.
Retired in '59, it remains a cornerstone in computing history as it played a crucial role in the war effort during the latter part of World War II.
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