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}}The [[Jacquard loom]] was a power loom that simplified the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as ''brocade'', ''damask'' and ''matelassé'' with the use of punched cards. It was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804, and technology guru {{author|James Burke}} — a super cool seventies guy and former of great impressions on the young [[JC]] — hailed it as an early example of a computer in his magnificent, formative-impression inducing TV series, ''[[Connections]]''. | }}The [[Jacquard loom]] was a power loom that simplified the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as ''brocade'', ''damask'' and ''matelassé'' with the use of punched cards. It was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804, and technology guru {{author|James Burke}} — a super cool seventies guy and former of great impressions on the young [[JC]] — hailed it as an early example of a computer in his magnificent, formative-impression inducing TV series, ''[[Connections]]''. | ||