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From: "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: [OT] Babage and computer history
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:22:40 -0400
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"Julio Di Egidio" <julio@diegidio.name> wrote in message 
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On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 7:20:44 PM UTC+1, Bill Cunningham wrote:

> Does anyone know what would ne the newsgroup to post concerning coputer
> history specifically Babbage's difference engine? alt.computers looks
> "unused" and full of spam. I would appreciate it.

It depends on what you mean by history.  I'd say comp.programming is OK if 
your interest is technical (how it worked, the technical conditions and 
challenges, etc.), but you could try comp.misc if you interest is genuinely 
historical (socio-political situation, anecdotes, etc.).  Otherwise, what is 
your interest?

Julio
http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/

I came across this site that said Babbage never himself got to make is 
difference or analytical engine. That was not my understanding. I thught he 
had a machine and was working with Ada lovelace who was programming. She was 
of course, a mathematician.
    I am wanting to get straight on history. How were they working together 
if he had no machine. Computer history interests me in *all* facets. Early 
machine too were calculators and the "computer" was the person.
Hope that's clear.

Bill