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## [J. Presper Eckert Remembers the ENIAC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/j-presper-eckert-remembers-the-eniac/1959)

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J. Presper Eckert was, with John Mauchly, co-inventor of ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic computer. In this interview he discusses the machine and its design and shows one of the decimal ring cou…