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PSA This webpage from 2007 is the first place I saw the same fundamental board design: http://woodgears.ca/marbleadd/ http://woodgears.ca/marbleadd/ Direct vi
by i336_ 9y ago
PSA
This webpage from 2007 is the first place I saw the same fundamental board design: http://woodgears.ca/marbleadd/ http://woodgears.ca/marbleadd/
Direct video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcDshWmhF4A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcDshWmhF4A
The design in the two links above is fairly simple (I'd hate to see the patent office decide it was unique[ly patentable], for example), and so I doubt that this person from 2007 was the first to build it.
But I wouldn't be surprised if this particular design and video served as some serious inspiration for the linked product.
To clarify, I recognize that this system far surpasses the basic wooden adder I've linked. But the similarities are there.
- MattRix 9y agoOn the Kickstarter page he specifically mentions that the Digi-Comp 2 (from the 1960s!) was an influence http://www.oldcomputermuseum.com/digicomp_2.html http://www.oldcomputermuseum.com/digicomp_2.html
- i336_ 9y agoWoooops, that one totally flew over my head. Perhaps I shouldn't post when slightly tired :) Thanks very much for this. I expect that the simple design that I (and others - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14452315 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14452315) posted was likely inspired by this - which is interesting!