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OT: Binary marble adding machine
DaveJ Offline
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02-21-2009, 05:15 PM

This is neat:

http://woodgears.ca/marbleadd/index.html

Dave.

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02-21-2009, 11:46 PM

This may be the origin of "lost your marbles"!

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Juergen Keller Offline
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02-22-2009, 05:00 AM

You'll find links to other strange calculators on strangecalc.ch. Have a look at the R500/7T relay computer built by a colleague; the machine is located in the office where I work.

Enjoy, Juergen

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02-22-2009, 04:58 PM

My wife wants me to make such a machine out of Meccano (my other addiction/hobby). I've resisted so far...


- Pauli

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