Subj : Today in History - 1946
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Feb 15 2023 04:52:00

15 Fevruary 1946 - ENIAC UNVEILED AS THE FIRST GENERAL-PURPOSE COMPUTER:
The University of Pennsylvania formally dedicates their room-filling 
computer that the press has dubbed a 'Giant Brain.' The six main 
programmers, all women, have initially programmed ENIAC (Electronic 
Numerical Integrator And Computer) to run computations on the 
feasibility of the hydrogen bomb.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Computer Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Novelty
      Yield: 24 Servings
 
 30 1/2 oz (2 boxes) Betty Crocker
           - Supermoist cake mix (any
           - flavour)
           Water, oil & eggs called for
           - on cake mix package
      2 lb (2 tubs) Betty Crocker Rich
           - & Creamy vanilla ready-to-
           - spread frosting
      7    Drops blue food colouring
           Licorice candy in desired
           - colour
           Pastel mint candy
 
  Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.
  
  Grease bottoms only of 2 rectangular pans, 13" x 9" x
  2", with shortening. Make cake mixes as directed on
  package, using water, oil and eggs. Pour half the batter
  into each pan. Bake cakes as directed on package for 13"
  x 9" rectangle. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides
  of pans to loosen cakes remove from pans to wire rack.
  Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  
  Leave 1 cake layer whole for screen. Cut second cake
  layer as shown in diagram. Freeze cake pieces about 1
  hour for easier frosting if desired. Reserve 3/4 cup
  frosting. Cover large flat tray or piece of cardboard
  with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Arrange cake pieces
  on tray to form computer as shown in diagram. Frost
  cake, attaching pieces with small amount of frosting.
  
  For a pixture - tinyurl.com/bddxvkbu - UDD
  
  Drop 1 drop food color about 3 inches in from each
  corner of the screen area. Blend into frosting with
  spatula to within 1 inch of edges to make screen.
  Outline with licorice. Arrange mint candies on keyboard.
  Trim mouse to desired shape. Frost with 1/2 cup reserved
  frosting. Outline mouse keys with licorice.
  
  Place mouse next to keyboard. Tint remaining frosting
  with 3 drops blue food color. Place frosting in
  decorating bag with writing tip. Pipe desired message on
  screen. Pipe cord from mouse to keyboard. Store loosely
  covered at room temperature.
  
  CUTTING AND ASSEMBLING COMPUTER CAKE: Leave first layer
  whole for screen.
  
  Cut diagonal pieces from both sides of second cake layer
  to form keyboard cut mouse.
  
  Arrange uncut cake layer above cut cake. Place mouse
  next to keyboard.
  
  From "Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook."
  
  RECIPE FROM: http://www.dvo.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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