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Incidentally, these were the computers in the early Heinlein books. I was mulling the comment here a few days ago pointing out Heinlein's prescient depiction o
by B1FF_PSUVM 8y ago
Incidentally, these were the computers in the early Heinlein books.
I was mulling the comment here a few days ago pointing out Heinlein's prescient depiction of networked computers, and thinking that the hard part would be having mechanical computers pick up the phone and sending electromagnetic pulses down the line. Perhaps pecking at telegraph keys ...
- DonHopkins 8y agoAsh the Android in Alien used a water based computer. Or maybe that was milk. It looks like he might have been had problems solving non-homogeneous differential equations, because the cream would rise to the top. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8jv1M6Y2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8jv1M6Y2g
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoI always thought it was some kind of hydraulic fluid but I prefer your explanation. ;)