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Old 06-14-2015, 07:39 AM   #548
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On this Flag Day in 1951, the first commercially-produced computer, UNIVAC, was delivered to the US Census Bureau. Within 6 months, upon my own delivery, it counted me. And in 1954 the US held a national Civil Defense alert, urging millions of Americans to duck, cover, and kiss their @$$ goodbye.
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