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“UNIVAC: a device, which contained 20,000 vacuum tubes, occupied 1,500…” quote by Dave Barry — Download Open image

“UNIVAC: a device, which contained 20,000 vacuum tubes, occupied 1,500 square feet and weighed 40 tons; there was also a laptop version weighing 27 tons.”

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