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>Has anyone ever done a society re-bootstrapping from "mechanical computation" back to working chips? Thankfully not, since it hasn't been necessary yet... At
by bondarchuk 2y ago
>Has anyone ever done a society re-bootstrapping from "mechanical computation" back to working chips?
Thankfully not, since it hasn't been necessary yet... At any rate I would guess mental arithmetic would be much more practical than mechanical computers, and then we could probably skip straight to vacuum tubes and punch cards.
- Teever 2y agoDon't forget about analog computers like mechanical integrators or the anthykra mechanism. Any device that would allow you to automate the production of devices like gears and cam shafts would greatly increase the bootstrapping rate.
- bondarchuk 2y agoA mold is such a device. Doesn't have to be a mechanical computer per se.
- hypercube33 2y agoReading this thread I feel like I'm alive in the Star Trek universe. yesterday an article about warp drive, now discussing rebooting society after a global event and optical computers... interesting