Jacquard Loom
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The '''Jacquard Loom''', introduced in 1801, was the first device to use a [[punched card]] to control its operations, predating the computer by many years. Charles Babbage's never-completed Analytic Engine, later in the 19th century, was to have used punch cards, perhaps inspired by this loom. | The '''Jacquard Loom''', introduced in 1801, was the first device to use a [[punched card]] to control its operations, predating the computer by many years. Charles Babbage's never-completed Analytic Engine, later in the 19th century, was to have used punch cards, perhaps inspired by this loom. | ||
| + | == Links and references == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_loom Jacquard Loom] on Wikipedia | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_loom Jacquard Loom] on Wikipedia | ||
| + | * [http://boingboing.net/2013/01/21/jacquard-looms-videos-demonst.html Videos demonstrating Jacquard Loom] | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 21 January 2013
The Jacquard Loom, introduced in 1801, was the first device to use a punched card to control its operations, predating the computer by many years. Charles Babbage's never-completed Analytic Engine, later in the 19th century, was to have used punch cards, perhaps inspired by this loom.
Links and references
- Jacquard Loom on Wikipedia
- Videos demonstrating Jacquard Loom
