Based on what @blackamazon.bsky.social ‘s been saying about Babbage and the plantation, I went and found this essay.

I don’t know enough about Whitaker to stand behind her, but this essay is an okay primer if you’re completely new to these ideas.

https://logicmag.io/supa-dupa-skies/origin-stories-plantations-computers-and-industrial-control/

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