The computing conundrum
Computers have come a long way since the 1970s. The days of punch cards and metres-long printouts are now, depending on your age, either a nostalgic memory, a (thankfully) distant awkward stage, or, for Gen Ys, a point of complete incredulity.
In 1971, SWAGºÏ¼¯had a computer crisis. To solve it, the University bought a new supercomputer. Compared to today's version, the specs are almost laughable.
In the latest edition of SWAGºÏ¼¯Reporter, TEGAN DOLSTRA, BMedSci (Hons) ’09 delves back in time and finds out that while technology has changed, some things are still the same.
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