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The problem is older than I thought... (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works to c/iiiiiiitttttttttttt@programming.dev

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I guess now we finally know why Babbage never finished building the Analytical Engine.

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[–] Potti@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Could it run Doom though?

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've seen a couple papers on theoretical designs for purely mechanical computers that can run doom, but as far as I am aware I've never heard of one that's actually been built.

but in theory yes it could have

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

i want to play doom with a flipbook now

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

it has limited memory but could me expanded, by a lot. but I'm theory yes, no display though.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Pff, who needs a display? Just do that Matrix thing and render the raw state in your head.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't even see the code anymore. It's just; pinky, capro, barron.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Person, woman, man, camera, tv.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

given how mechanical it was, it likely wouldn't be hard to colour some of the memory gears and make it so they are visible from the outside turning it into a display.