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K'Nex Mechanical Computer

ercoerco Posts: 20,250
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Nearly understandable, this over 6-foot tall all-mechanical K'Nex computer makes the BS1 look like a Cray supercomputer!

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  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2017-09-26 23:39
    Computer?

    If I heard that correctly that is "only" 11 AND gates making a 1 bit full adder.

    Sadly he says he has run out of financing for the full 8 bit computer build.

    Charles Babbage must be rolling in his grave.

    I'm glad to see some mechanical logic that is more nuts that the binary divide by 4 counter we built out of 1 meter long pneumatic actuators and spool vales back in college circa 1980. Wish I had a video of that running, never since have I had mere bits put the fear of God into me!
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    Inspired by Minecraft and limited by reality :/
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    A mechanical version of the Big Brain?

    -Phil
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