DO you know HOW,WHERE and WHEN the term Computer "BUG" originated?

[Brutuskend]

The "First" computer was arguably the Mark I built in 1944 at Harvard University.
One day the computer developed a glitch and after hours of searching for the problem it turned out a moth had entered the system, landed on a circuit and shorted it out. From that time until this, a computer glitch has been known as a BUG.

 

[EvilYoda]

A moth in the mainframe, right?

edit: wanted to type before I read, I guess I was right...I thought it was in ENIAC too, but that could be wrong.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Moth in the mainframe, yep. I remember seeing this on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' a long time ago. Was the million dollar question :Q

 

[her209]

It came from the movie, Matrix, amiright?

 

[Pepsi90919]

DO you know HOW,WHERE and WHEN the term Computer "BUG" originated?

absolutely. The "First" computer was arguably the Mark I built in 1944 at Harvard University.
One day the computer developed a glitch and after hours of searching for the problem it turned out a moth had entered the system, landed on a circuit and shorted it out. From that time until this, a computer glitch has been known as a BUG.

 

[Bootprint]

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[richardycc]

Bonus question: do you know who coined that word?














Grace Hopper

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
Moth in the mainframe, yep. I remember seeing this on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' a long time ago. Was the million dollar question :Q

it was also on You Don't Know Jack

 

[spidey07]

Yes, there was a literal bug that touched leads on certain tubes.

You know, back then we used tubes.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: richardycc
Bonus question: do you know who coined that word?














Rear Admiral Grace Hopper

Who could forget a name like that.

Mr. Miyagi: Patience, young Grace Hopper


Edit: As a computer science major, the only two female names I recall hearing were Grace Hopper and Ada Lovelace.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Yes, there was a literal bug that touched leads on certain tubes.

You know, back then we used tubes.

We prefer to call them valves.

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Yes, there was a literal bug that touched leads on certain tubes.

You know, back then we used tubes.

According to Sen. Stevens, we still use them to power the internet

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: spidey07
Yes, there was a literal bug that touched leads on certain tubes.

You know, back then we used tubes.

According to Sen. Stevens, we still use them to power the internet

Don't start with me. It's a very good analogy. It really is a series of tubes.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: mugs
Edit: As a computer science major, the only two female names I recall hearing were Grace Hopper and Ada Lovelace.

whaT? no Melinda Gates? no Stevie Killcreek?