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From: lvc@cbnews.ATT.COM (Lawrence V. Cipriani)
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Subject: Re: Questions about the history of computing...
Summary: Corrections to previous posting
Keywords: Were there (non-trivial) programs before computers?
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Date: 10 Aug 89 03:54:12 GMT
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Here are corrections to the following article I received via email.

In article <8856@cbnews.ATT.COM>, lvc@cbnews.ATT.COM I wrote:
> Well, actually yes!  At least one mathematician, it was either Euler or Gauss,

It was Gauss.

> paid an autistic savant to compute tables of logarithms.

The savant was a computing savant named Dase, not an autistic savant, and
in fact was an engineer.  Gauss was a computing savant as well.

> ...
> I think the looms were called Jaquard looms.

Correct spelling is "Jacquard".

>Larry Cipriani, att!cbnews!lvc or lvc@cbnews.att.com

At least I got my signature right!
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Larry Cipriani, att!cbnews!lvc or lvc@cbnews.att.com