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And another kicker on the government funded computers idea. The end of WW2 also ended a lot of government funding for that type of research. Leaving the colleges building those first computers without money to continue the research. The money then came from the insurance industry and the horse racing industry, since both dealt with large volumes of big calculations. So much for profit not being a motivator. Those industries were also some of the first to then buy computers once they were being produced by for profit companies.
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