▲ 842 ▼ The problem is older than I thought... (sh.itjust.works) submitted 1 year ago by trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works to c/iiiiiiitttttttttttt@programming.dev 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments I guess now we finally know why Babbage never finished building the Analytical Engine.
[–] Potti@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (7 children) Could it run Doom though? permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago i want to play doom with a flipbook now permalink fedilink source parent [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (4 children) it has limited memory but could me expanded, by a lot. but I'm theory yes, no display though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (3 children) Pff, who needs a display? Just do that Matrix thing and render the raw state in your head. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) I didn't even see the code anymore. It's just; pinky, capro, barron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Person, woman, man, camera, tv. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago i want to play doom with a flipbook now permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago i want to play doom with a flipbook now permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (4 children) it has limited memory but could me expanded, by a lot. but I'm theory yes, no display though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (3 children) Pff, who needs a display? Just do that Matrix thing and render the raw state in your head. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) I didn't even see the code anymore. It's just; pinky, capro, barron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Person, woman, man, camera, tv. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (3 children) Pff, who needs a display? Just do that Matrix thing and render the raw state in your head. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) I didn't even see the code anymore. It's just; pinky, capro, barron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Person, woman, man, camera, tv. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) I didn't even see the code anymore. It's just; pinky, capro, barron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Person, woman, man, camera, tv. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Person, woman, man, camera, tv. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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. permalink fedilink source parent