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I didn't mean directly, I meant by lineage, via people like Herman Hollerith. 
(There are also stories of Hollerith was influenced by the card punching of a
train conductor.)

Someone who was *directly* influence, according to 'The Cogwheel Brain' book,
is Howard Aiken.  The book discusses this in detail.

So here's an interesting question: what is the oldest, most primitive
punch-card computer actually used in regular work by anyone on this list?

--- Eric Smith <eric at brouhaha.com> wrote:

> > Watson himself was influenced by Babbage.
> 
> Can you cite a reference, or are you just assuming that?
> 
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