The World's Largest Computer in 1951

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I figured that, Risk, or Chess of course.

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Ivan Seeking said:
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Is that a clue?!?
 
we need more clues...too much stuff on google
 
Ivan Seeking said:
How to "see the USA"
I've never driven down there, but are those highway numbers?
 
Danger said:
I've never driven down there, but are those highway numbers?

No. I learned this in high school.
 
Firing order for a v-8 engine?
 
grrrr...I was going to say that...
 
TheStatutoryApe said:
Firing order for a v-8 engine?

That's it!
 
Just looking for something interesting to ask about.

This person has been credited as the first computer programer though the program this person concieved was never used.

I hope this one is a bit more difficult.
 
Ivan Seeking said:
The good sir Babbage
Getting warm there but no.
 
An interesting aside: One of Babbages descendents is a customer of mine.
 
Ivan Seeking said:
An interesting aside: One of Babbages descendents is a customer of mine.
Does Babbage eat cabbage?
 
OMG! Augusta Ada King! APE!?
 
Does Babbage eat cabbage?

Boy...you know...I never thought to ask. :biggrin:

So, programmers. Galileo?
 
Does somebody want to go ahead while we wait for an answer from TheStatutoryApe?
 
I will since I missed my last one.. give me a minute
 
okay, nobody in the great thread of riddleness can get one. if nobody gets it here I'll just give it away

I don't think you'll find it on google:

Curved when I'm small
Flat when I'm all
Infanite is all
big, wide and tall

I extend in three directions
a paridox of perplexions

What am I?
 
yomamma said:
What am I?
Space? 10
 
no, not space...


think about lines 2&3 carefully
 
Well come on yomamma, how about another clue?
 
yomamma said:
OMG! Augusta Ada King! APE!?
Yes correct.
Sorry I had to go again.
 
Ivan Seeking said:
Well come on yomamma, how about another clue?
okay...it's VERY related to our smileys. but it has a special characteristic that the smileys don't
 
Okay, how about giving it up and pick a new one?
 

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