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She wears a full-length black dress reminiscent of a nun's habit or puritan's robe.<ref>Referencing the solid black color scheme of the computer.</ref> The many panels fastened with glass buttons allow her servants to maintain and swap out parts. She wears a veiled wide brimmed hat that typically covers her face. Her accessories include a pocket-belt, various counting beads, abacii and other calculation devices, and artillery charts rolled up and carried on her back. | She wears a full-length black dress reminiscent of a nun's habit or puritan's robe.<ref>Referencing the solid black color scheme of the computer.</ref> The many panels fastened with glass buttons allow her servants to maintain and swap out parts. She wears a veiled wide brimmed hat that typically covers her face. Her accessories include a pocket-belt, various counting beads, abacii and other calculation devices, and artillery charts rolled up and carried on her back. | ||
After deploying to the Ballistics Research Laboratory, period Women's Army Corps uniforms | After deploying to the Ballistics Research Laboratory, she incorporated period Women's Army Corps uniforms into her wardrobe, albeit modified to suit her sense of style. | ||
Initially, ENIAC-tan was animated by coordinated manipulation of her wires.<ref>Early programming required manual timekeeping and rewiring.</ref> She could control different parts of her body even if they were detached, and could swap out or add additional limbs.<ref>Modules operated independently before being linked.</ref> The "conversion" process she underwent later in life gave her a more conventional physical configuration and improved mobility, at the cost of sheer speed and power.<ref>Conversion code process made the ENIAC easier to program at the cost of speed.</ref> | Initially, ENIAC-tan was animated by coordinated manipulation of her wires.<ref>Early programming required manual timekeeping and rewiring.</ref> She could control different parts of her body even if they were detached, and could swap out or add additional limbs.<ref>Modules operated independently before being linked.</ref> The "conversion" process she underwent later in life gave her a more conventional physical configuration and improved mobility, at the cost of sheer speed and power.<ref>Conversion code process made the ENIAC easier to program at the cost of speed.</ref> | ||