IBM programmer Alex Bernstein playing his chess program at the console of the 704 mainframe. Bernstein told the computer what move to make by flipping the switches on the front panel. The pro
"IBM programmer Alex Bernstein playing his chess program at the console of the 704 mainframe. Bernstein told the computer what move to make by flipping the switches on the front panel. The program took about eight minutes to calculate each move." (Photograph taken in 1958).
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