Fitness tracker and jacquard loom: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Fitness tracker — evolved into — Smartwatch. Tracker functions moved into watches.
2. Step 2. Smartwatch — has part — System on a chip (SoC). Inside is a system on a chip.
3. Step 3. System on a chip (SoC) — is a kind of — Integrated circuit. An SoC is a very complex integrated circuit.
4. Step 4. Integrated circuit — is part of — Mainframe. The hybrid circuits of the System/360.
5. Step 5. Mainframe — uses — Punched card. Programs were entered on punched cards.
6. Step 6. Punched card — is used in — Jacquard loom. Each punched card sets one pass of the pattern.

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