this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2025
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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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[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day 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 22 hours 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 21 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Person, woman, man, camera, tv.

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.