[AccessD] OT: "Baby Machine" 60 years today

Reminded me about Scream Tracker:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScreamTracker

Drew

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 9:35 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] OT: "Baby Machine" 60 years today

Hi all

See the introduction to the forerunner of all modern computers, Baby
Machine, which ran a stored program 60 years ago at the University of
Manchester, UK.

And listen to music played by the Ferranti Mark 1 computer, a commercial
version of the Baby Machine. 

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7458479.stm 

/gustav


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