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Fri Aug 29, 2014, 11:15 PM

18th century programmable computing [View all]

Built by a clock maker 249 years ago – but it’s not a clock – it’s a clever piece of engineering, the beginning of computers.

It is truly amazing. Remember this was built in the 1760's.


http://www.chonday.com/Videos/the-writer-automaton

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