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For an electronic computer you also need a source of electricty -- and debugging is going to suck without a voltmeter, oscilloscope, logic analyzer or even LEDs
by sehugg 15y ago
For an electronic computer you also need a source of electricty -- and debugging is going to suck without a voltmeter, oscilloscope, logic analyzer or even LEDs.
I'd go mechanical any day. I recall the Soviets had a computer based on liquid that could compute certain differential equations.
- chris11 15y agoThere was a mechanical Turing machine shown at Makers Faire UK. Supposedly it was built only using hand tools and scrap parts. I'd say that's close enough to a hand-built computer. http://hackaday.com/2011/03/25/mechanical-turing-machine-can-compute-anything-slowly/ http://hackaday.com/2011/03/25/mechanical-turing-machine-can...