What is the first computer?

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From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Wed Jun 17 12:45:41 1998

At 10:22 AM 6/17/98 PDT, Max Eskin wrote:
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>Leonardo DaVinci is quoted as saying, "Computers are useless. They can
>only give answers". This was obviously way before 1850.

I've also heard that attributed to Pablo Picasso and Einstein.
I believe it was Picasso, though.

- John
Received on Wed Jun 17 1998 - 12:45:41 BST

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