I'm baffled by the persistent notion that Jacquard's loom is somehow related to computing. There is no computation. It is not remotely the first punchcard-driven loom. Extremely complex musical and animated automata existed long prior. E.g. the Banu Musa automatic flute player.
The article quotes the reason being "inspired by" that loom. uh...
The article quotes the reason being "inspired by" that loom. uh...