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you know the computer thing is it plugged in?

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

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[โ€“] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 39 points 6 months 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

[โ€“] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

i want to play doom with a flipbook now