The Quest to Find the Longest-Running Simple Computer Program
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> The SDS 920 was a powerful computer in the early 1960s. As a graduate student, Brady had to drive 90 miles to Beaverton, Oregon, to run his busy beaver hunting program on one.
The irony isn't lost on us: out of all places, he had to drive to Beaverton to find a Busy Beaver!