begin quoting Tracy R Reed as of Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 11:30:40PM -0800: > > I have long thought it would be cool to build a simple computer out of > transistors, vacuum tubes, or relays. Not only for the educational > aspects but also for the art of it. And to demonstrate that a computer > is not magical. It is a machine just like any other. A very complicated > one. But a machine all the same. Transistors themselves almost seem > magical so they are out. Vacuum tubes are expensive and potentially > failure prone. But relays seem just right. They are mechanical devices > that people can understand. Put enough of them together in the right way > and you can actually make a semi-useful computing machine.
Perhaps a physical turing machine? [snip] -- Lots of stained oak and polished brass But not curly engraving: don't be crass. Stewart Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
