Harvard Mark I and smartphone: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Harvard Mark I — uses — Punched card. The program was read from punched tape and the data from punched cards.
  2. Step 2. Punched card — is used in — Mainframe. Programs were entered on punched cards.
  3. Step 3. Mainframe — has part — Magnetic-core memory. Magnetic-core memory.
  4. Step 4. Magnetic-core memory — evolved into — RAM. DRAM displaced core memory.
  5. Step 5. RAM — is part of — Smartphone. RAM.

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