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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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[–] 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.