How the Navy Taught Its Engineers About Them New Fangled Computer Machines Back in 1962

Have you been looking for the perfect agency to teach your aging parent or grandparents about these fancy new computer the kids are always talk about ? It turn out the Navy was too — back in 1962 — so it commissionedthis educational filmto get its engine driver up to speed .

It ’s uproariously date , but maledict if we did n’t check something about the history of computing , and where some of the modern technical terms we use originated . So let that be a lesson : pay attending because you might really learn something from your rambling elder . [ YouTube ]

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