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If we look back at the pioneer time in the development of computers, the first thing we notice is that at that time the contemporary distinction between hardware and software did not exist. The expression “computer architecture” fits in many ways that time better that the present one.
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Zuse, K. (1976). Looking Forward and Looking Back. In: Händler, W., Bell, R.K. (eds) Computer Architecture. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66400-7_1
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