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It's fascinating to have a glimpse into a parallel history of computing that happened in a small country without the resources to make it big, but with tireless efforts of brilliant mathematicians and engineers who made the advancements against the odds.

If the history ran along a parallel path, I wonder what could have been different and what would have ended up exactly the same.

For the PL nerds who are curious about Loglan, check out: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrzej-Salwicki/public...




Poland may seem small to USians, but it is not a small country by any stretch of the imagination, either on a global or European scale. It is significantly larger than Austria and only slightly smaller than Germany. For context, Poland is about 8 times bigger than The Netherlands.


> parallel history of computing

Indeed. Note that on the tape drives, the take-up reel is on the left.


Not to be confused with the other Loglan:

http://www.loglan.org/

Which evolved into Lojban:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lojban




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