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... calculator сара- ble of performing complex mathematical operations . Wat- son agreed to sponsor the venture . In 1939 a team that included Aiken and two top IBM engineers began work , with funds provided by the company . Five years ...
... calculator сара- ble of performing complex mathematical operations . Wat- son agreed to sponsor the venture . In 1939 a team that included Aiken and two top IBM engineers began work , with funds provided by the company . Five years ...
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... Calculator . This machine , says Fishman , " sat in the showroom at 590 Madison , fascinating passersby and doing computing work for the government , universities , and industry at $ 300 an hour . " Yet Watson's revenge was itself ...
... Calculator . This machine , says Fishman , " sat in the showroom at 590 Madison , fascinating passersby and doing computing work for the government , universities , and industry at $ 300 an hour . " Yet Watson's revenge was itself ...
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... calculators being popularized by compa- nies like Bowmar Instrument Corp. He could carve out a niche , he thought , by selling calculators in kit form to hob- byists who wanted to build their own and save a few dollars in the process ...
... calculators being popularized by compa- nies like Bowmar Instrument Corp. He could carve out a niche , he thought , by selling calculators in kit form to hob- byists who wanted to build their own and save a few dollars in the process ...
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