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First Instance of Actual Computer Bug Being Found was on September 9th, 1947 (Or was it?) (education.nationalgeographic.org)

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At 3:45 p.m., Grace Murray Hopper records 'the first computer bug' in the Harvard Mark II computer's log book. The problem was traced to a moth stuck between relay contacts in the computer, which Hopper duly taped into the Mark II's log book with the explanation: “First actual case of bug being found.” The bug was actually found by others but Hopper made the logbook entry.

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[–] ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I love that the term "bug" comes from actual bugs in ancient computers. Also a "patch" refers to how they would use tape to cover up the holes in punch cards to change a 1 to a 0 in the "code". Like in this photo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Harvard_Mark_I_program_tape.agr.jpg/800px-Harvard_Mark_I_program_tape.agr.jpg