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  • 60 years ago this week, ENIAC, the first practical, all-electronic computer, was unveiled right here in Philly, at U Penn's Moore School of Electronics, where it was designed and built with the sponsorship of the US military. ENIAC stands for Electrical Numerical Integrator And Calculator, and although it wasn't the first computer ever, it was an early and important step along the road toward the personal computer that I'm typing this on right now. On the occasion of its anniversary, Computerworld has dug up a never before published interview with one of the fathers of ENIAC, J. Presper Eckert. It's pretty long, and gets kind of technical, but it's an interesting look back at the history of the machines that are now such an integral part of our lives.
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