Re: "...execute data as software...
"...extra pins..."
The ASCC Harvard Mark 1 was about 50 feet long, plenty of room for pins... ...as well as relays, switches, clutches, drive shafts...
But yes, point taken. Of course, as history proves.
Still, it is annoying how today's software generally scours any data file looking for something to execute (a huge oversimplification, but might as well be true). "Ooh look, code! RUN!"
Why on Earth do we need to scan DATA files for malicious executable code?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
