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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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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Debugging was easier when all you had to do was spray the room with fly spray and vacuum the tubes.

[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Just that the Analytical Engine she'd have had to debug was all gears and levers and cranks and linkages and shit. One wrong move and it'll take off a finger, or a hand, or more.

In hindsight, if modern computers were like this, probably users would be different, too...