#4004063 - 09/02/14 05:58 PM
Re: Personal computers in 1952
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You wouldn't have had the chance as you would have been in North Korea fighting....
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#4004140 - 09/02/14 09:29 PM
Re: Personal computers in 1952
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I can think of a game to run on that computer, something right up it's alley. Define an indirect fire gun and target at a specified distance apart (this can be done with just fountain pen and paper). Then, write a function that calculates the arc trajectory of a shell fired at this target. Maybe introduce a two dimensional (head or tail) wind factor into the function, too. Then each player guesses an elevation for the gun, and runs the function to see how close their shot landed. Hardcore mode? Change the gun and target elevation relative to each other. This game could be played today in an Office spreadsheet, lol! Get all geeky writing functions!
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#4004439 - 09/03/14 02:20 PM
Re: Personal computers in 1952
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I don't think LCD was around in 1952?
Nope, just checked.
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#4004490 - 09/03/14 03:55 PM
Re: Personal computers in 1952
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Oh yea, accounting departments is what this computer is aimed at.
I remember reading that some of the Ford Mustang suspension geometry design problems in the 1960s were aided by "borrowing" the payroll department computer at night to solve for the values the engineers needed. Saved weeks of manual calculations.
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#4004502 - 09/03/14 04:15 PM
Re: Personal computers in 1952
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I remember reading that some of the Ford Mustang suspension geometry design problems in the 1960s were aided by "borrowing" the payroll department computer at night to solve for the values the engineers needed. Saved weeks of manual calculations.
Reading this set off my inner-geek. It's just too bad that I've always sucked at math. The other sadder part is that it shows you that engineering always gets overlooked when up against admin budgets. Bastages. (Not that I'm bitter or anything...) (Damned bean counters)
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