"We knew mice would eat the insulation off the wires, so we got samples of all the wires that were available and put them in a cage with a bunch of mice to see which insulation they did not like. We only used wire that passed the mouse test."
- J. Presper "Pres" Eckert, co-inventor of the ENIAC, the first practical, all-electronic computer, discussing design features of his invention.
[http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,108568p3,00.html]
- J. Presper "Pres" Eckert, co-inventor of the ENIAC, the first practical, all-electronic computer, discussing design features of his invention.
[http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,108568p3,00.html]
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