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... School officials . " The two were not to file a patent until 1947 , after they had left the university . Meanwhile plans were underway for a second computer , to be named the EDVAC . Von Neumann had written a " first draft " report ...
... School officials . " The two were not to file a patent until 1947 , after they had left the university . Meanwhile plans were underway for a second computer , to be named the EDVAC . Von Neumann had written a " first draft " report ...
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... school market was terrible , too . It was small , and it involved a difficult decision- making process , with PTA , parents , teachers , admin- istrators , and school boards involved . We were very nervous about that , and in fact the ...
... school market was terrible , too . It was small , and it involved a difficult decision- making process , with PTA , parents , teachers , admin- istrators , and school boards involved . We were very nervous about that , and in fact the ...
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... School , a private school in Brookline . ) Still , neither man was a teacher or a programmer by trade , and they weren't sure precisely what they might be looking for . What could be done with a com- puter that would be educational ...
... School , a private school in Brookline . ) Still , neither man was a teacher or a programmer by trade , and they weren't sure precisely what they might be looking for . What could be done with a com- puter that would be educational ...
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