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Building the Babbage Analytical Engine

Postby Webb » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:17 pm

Building a computer from way, way back

[quote]Researchers in Britain are about to embark on a 10-year, multimillion-dollar project to build a computer
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Re: Building the Babbage Analytical Engine

Postby Strategic Retreat » Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:14 am

I wonder if it will play Pong.


Yes, but only drawing it on a parchment using a quill and inkwell set (to have a mental image, look at Hex in the Discworld TV adaptation), might be a little slow, though... ;D
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Re: Building the Babbage Analytical Engine

Postby Apex » Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:30 pm

Babbage is new to me, so I Googled, really cool stuff on him at Wikipedia, worth reading.
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