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#26 2008-04-13 12:37 am

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Re: WOW.... guy builds computer out of relays

Weren't mathematicians and clockmakers building binary adding machines outta wood, like, 3 centuries ago in central europe?  I vaguely remember reading about that kind of stuff.  Same principles as todays computers, yes?

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#27 2008-04-14 7:37 am

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Re: WOW.... guy builds computer out of relays

Not really. They weren't programmable machines.

Mostly.

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#28 2008-04-14 8:56 am

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Re: WOW.... guy builds computer out of relays

geekette28 wrote:

Hee - I remember when they first told us that story in college. I think it was a fly. I dunno my iMac only has some stray cat hairs on the keyboard. I'd better go defuzz it.

it was a moth


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#29 2008-04-14 2:06 pm

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Re: WOW.... guy builds computer out of relays

So the guy built a computer, the old fashioned way.


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#30 2008-04-14 2:48 pm

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Re: WOW.... guy builds computer out of relays

"I have an abacus at home for that."


Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.

Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.

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