Could 2,000-year-old machine from tomb in China be world’s earliest binary computer?

Silk-weaving loom dating to Western Han is world’s oldest known ‘computer hardware’ with corresponding ‘software’, China ...
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HIGH-TECH WOVEN INTO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION-STYLE LOOMS OF 20TH

Computers attached to wooden Industrial Revolution-style looms are transforming home hand weavers into savvy professionals. For years hobbyists would weave rugs or scarves for Christmas presents, but ...
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Ti Hua Ji: World’s earliest computer is a silk loom built in China 2000 years ago

As China’s largest official scientific body, CAST’s claim to the world’s earliest computer is a big deal. It comes at a time ...
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2,000-year-old machine found in China tomb could be binary computer

The computer, at its core, is an input-output device: it receives instructions, executes programmes, performs calculations automatically and produces results.By this fundamental definition, China's ...