Astroflash
Astroflash
An IBM computer for use in astrology, first set up in Paris in the Pan-Am Building in the Champs Elysées. It was programmed by French astrologer Andre Barbault and was said to cover nearly two billion possible planetary interpretations. Astroflash II, a similar computer, was temporarily installed at Grand Central Station, New York, in June 1969 and offered a 14-page horoscope in two minutes for $5.
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