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How Computing Was Built
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General Discussion

Open conversation about how computation works, for whatever does not fit one of the rooms below.

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Fields and Systems

The fields of computer science, from algorithms to operating systems, and the named systems, machines and networks built to run them.

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Pioneers and Languages

The computer scientists and engineers who built the field, and the programming languages they wrote, priority disputes such as ENIAC against Colossus stated as the record.

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Corrections and Questions

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