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Episode 178 - The Programma 101
Episode 178

Episode 178 - The Programma 101

Advent of Computing · Sean S Haas

March 22, 20261h 2m

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Show Notes

The Olivetti Programma 101 isn't quite like any other machine. On first glance it looks like a big desktop calculator. Inside, it's a purebred computer... but strange one. It uses twisted spring steel for memory, has no addresses, and it's machine code looks more like a spell than a program. It's existence is due, in no small part, to a man being very mean to GE engineers.

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