From: Peter Chapin <PChapin@vtc.vsc.edu>
Subject: Re: Happy Birthday Ada Lovelace
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 07:33:04 -0500
Date: 2014-12-10T07:33:04-05:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.CYG.2.11.1412100728510.4640@WIL414CHAPIN.vtc.vsc.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m68qc2$of4$1@dont-email.me>
On Wed, 10 Dec 2014, Dirk Craeynest wrote:
> Happy Birthday Ada Lovelace
>
> Today, December 10 2014, is the 199th birthday of Augusta Ada Byron,
> aka Lady Ada Lovelace, recognised by many as the first programmer.
>
> The programming language Ada was named in her honor.
Has anyone ever attempted to create a software simulation of the
Analytical Engine? It would be great if we could actually execute the Lady
Lovelace's programs, even if only in a virtualized machine. Why do I have
the feeling she would have appreciated the elegance of that?
Peter
P.S. Of course the Analytical Engine simulation should be written in
Ada!
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2014-12-10 6:48 Happy Birthday Ada Lovelace Dirk Craeynest
2014-12-10 9:27 ` Austin Obyrne
2014-12-10 12:33 ` Peter Chapin [this message]
2014-12-10 13:03 ` Austin Obyrne
2014-12-10 18:55 ` Peter Chapin
2014-12-10 20:52 ` Adam Beneschan
2014-12-10 13:14 ` J-P. Rosen
2014-12-10 18:52 ` Peter Chapin
2014-12-10 22:04 ` Brad Moore
2014-12-10 17:14 ` Jeffrey Carter
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2007-12-10 21:10 John McCormick
2007-12-11 18:49 ` JPWoodruff
2007-12-11 18:53 ` Ed Falis
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