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References
- ↑ Augarten 1984.
- ↑ Letters, 'Columbia Magazine, Winter 2007/8
- ↑ LibraryThing
Sources
- Augarten, Stan (1984). Bit by Bit: An Illustrated History of Computers . New York: Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 978-0899193021.
