27 ms·Now imagine if someone had founded a corporate research lab around Babbage's work...by frandroid 6y agoNow imagine if someone had founded a corporate research lab around Babbage's work...m_mueller 6y agoDo you think the technology was ready? AFAIK mechanical computers were (and still are) prohibitively expensive.adrianN 6y agoThe first electromechanical computers weren't cheap either.m_mueller 6y agoIt helps to have a war to win I guess.