http://mashable.com/2015/09/27/univac-bible/#NxLMBejfGkqB
An early attempt at Bible indexing using a computer.
That is an interesting read. How things have changed since those days but back then that was cutting edge technology. It was interesting to read that "Five women spent spent five months transcribing the Bible’s approximately 800,000 words into binary code on magnetic tape." After reading it I have a renewed appreciation for the days in which we live and for the blessing of Logos.
After reading it I have a renewed appreciation for the days in which we live and for the blessing of Logos.
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Five women spent spent five months transcribing the Bible’s approximately 800,000 words into binary code on magnetic tape.
Too bad they didn't have one of those brand new 5 MB hard dives from IBM (ca. 1956) ...
"Five women spent spent [sic] five months transcribing the Bible’s approximately 800,000 words into binary code on magnetic tape. A second set of tapes was produced separately to weed out typing mistakes. It took Univac five hours to compare the two sets and ensure the accuracy of the transcription. The computer then spat out a list of all words, then a narrower list of key words."
Five months and five hours while "Under Development" ... not much different than today but they sure could have made good use of one of these .
IBM's Chess program and Univac's Bible program. [:)]
Isn't God good? what used to require a machine that filled a room (for one bible) now fits inside my pocket with 13000 other titles. What an age we live in
It worries me. "To whom much has been given...".
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