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IBM built a secret NSA computer in 1962 that ran 200x faster; how a worn part ended it

IBM built a secret NSA computer in 1962 that ran 200x faster; how a worn part ended itWorldPing

The year 1962 marked the inception of a clandestine project by IBM for the NSA, giving rise to the secret computer named Harvest.

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