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Re: From punch cards to smartphones

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On 2016-04-02, Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> wrote:
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> Interesting article on BBC news : 
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35924858
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> "After World War II, Britain was a hotbed of pioneering computer research. 
> Work done on automatic ways to crack codes and spot enemy aircraft 
> meant it had a skilled cadre of engineers and scientists equipped with 
> the knowledge to create powerful and practical computers."

I did a recommendation a while ago for a book called "Colossus*"
and am working through it slowly (big book, even on Kindle)

If there was ever a recommendation for Open Source, the way the
British buried the amount of progress that had been done on data
analysis during the war, was it.

What is suprising is the amount that is still considered secret.



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From punch cards to smartphones Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2016-04-02 07:28 +0100
  Re: From punch cards to smartphones mausg@mail.com - 2016-04-02 08:28 +0000
  Re: From punch cards to smartphones "764hho" <764hho@nospam.com> - 2016-04-02 19:43 +1100
    Re: From punch cards to smartphones mentificium@gmail.com - 2016-04-02 06:43 -0700
      Re: From punch cards to smartphones "764hho" <764hho@nospam.com> - 2016-04-03 03:14 +1000

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