Newsreel reveals that even 1946 debut of ENIAC was greeted with ‘1984’-ish suspicion
A “today in history” post from The Poynter Institute includes an old newsreel showing that ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer, was also the first to raise the specter of government prying eyes … or a least a look over your shoulder.
Here’s that 20th Century Fox newsreel, with a transcript below for those who’d rather read:
Transcript:
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