CPSC 121: Models of Computation Module 10: A ... - Ugrad.cs.ubc.ca
CPSC 121: Models of Computation Module 10: A ... - Ugrad.cs.ubc.ca
CPSC 121: Models of Computation Module 10: A ... - Ugrad.cs.ubc.ca
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<strong>Module</strong> <strong>10</strong>: A Working ComputerHistori<strong>ca</strong>l notes:Early 19th century:Joseph Marie Charles dit Jacquard used punched paper<strong>ca</strong>rds to program looms.<strong>CPSC</strong> <strong>121</strong> – 2012W T2 7<strong>Module</strong> <strong>10</strong>: A Working ComputerHistori<strong>ca</strong>l notes (early 19th century continued):Charles Babbage designed (1837) but could not build thefirst programmable (mechani<strong>ca</strong>l) computer, based onJacquard's idea.http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/<strong>CPSC</strong> <strong>121</strong> – 2012W T2 8