Celebrating a computing pioneer! Happy Birthday to the Harvard Mark I which is 78 years old!

Also called #IBM ASCC, it was a colossal 51-ft long, 9,445-pound machine. Despite trigonometry taking over one minute, it broke new ground by using punched paper tape for data storage.

Retired in '59, it remains a cornerstone in computing history as it played a crucial role in the war effort during the latter part of World War II.

#HarvardMarkI #ComputingHistory ASCC #ComputerHistory #EarlyComputers

2) This in-depth article by Amy Goodchild on the development of early computer art (plus electronic, kinetic and mechanical art), focusing on the 1950s and 60s

https://www.amygoodchild.com/blog/computer-art-50s-and-60s

Images: Oscillon 40 (1960), Ben F. Laposky / Interruptions (1969), Vera Molnar / Painted slides from Proxima Centauri (1968), Lillian Schwartz / Random Dances (1964 - 1968), Jeanne Beaman at Cybernetic Serendipity

#ComputerArt #GenerativeArt #KineticArt #Dance #Retro #EarlyComputers

New Yorker: The Birth of the Personal Computer https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-birth-of-the-personal-computer #NewYorker #Culture/InfiniteScroll #ComputerScience #Earlycomputers #Technology #SteveJobs #Computers #Apple