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skipvia commented on the word jacquard loom
1801, France. Not really a calculating machine, but this device used a punchcard mechanism to automate the weaving of cloth. Different punchcards produced different patterns. When the device was introduced, French weavers took to the streets to protest the threat to their livelihood--beginning a French tradition that continues to this day... See Calculating Devices.
January 27, 2008