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I used to know how to program these things.

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    I used to know how to program these things.

    Analog(ue) Computers.

    http://www.analogmuseum.org/library/...ion_manual.pdf

    The Analog Computer Museum -- Library

    Build your very own!

    Home Brew Analog Computer System - Page 1

    http://sbw.kgi.edu/sbwwiki/sysbio/la...alog_computers

    Now, here's a thing, A Meccano Difference Engine.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6i9Ckm2Z5E

    And here's a thingie about Turing:

    Alan Turing Scrapbook - Who invented the computer?


    BBC iPlayer - Collectaholics - Series 2: Episode 6

    Starts about 10 minutes in.

    I remember some of that stuff.

    Was that an ADM3 green screen? Fecking awful thing.

    More starting at 38 mins to 49 mins ish.

    Colossus.

    They get a box working later.
    Originally posted by zeitghost
    Was it me?
    Apparently not.

    BBC iPlayer - Collectaholics - Series 2: Episode 6

    Starts about 10 minutes in.

    I remember some of that stuff.

    Was that an ADM3 green screen? Fecking awful thing.

    More starting at 38 mins to 49 mins ish.

    Colossus.

    They get a box working later.
    Last edited by zeitghost; 7 June 2017, 18:29.

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    I am currently part of a hobby project to build an old Von Neuman PC. I am writing an emulator so we can test out the compiler I am writing against it. Interesting stuff.
    "He's actually ripped" - Jared Padalecki

    https://youtu.be/l-PUnsCL590?list=PL...dNeCyi9a&t=615

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      #3
      It may be a bit short notice but Collectaholics tonight on BBC2 at 7pm looks at a man who has a collection of over 1000 obsolete computers. Might be worth a peek.
      • The meaning of life is to give life meaning
      • Worrying about tomorrow spoils today

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        #4
        Originally posted by MyUserName View Post
        I am currently part of a hobby project to build an old Von Neuman PC. I am writing an emulator so we can test out the compiler I am writing against it. Interesting stuff.
        Lex and Yacc? Fairly easy to write a basic compiler and interpreter - it's a solved problem. Grammar definition is the hard part of language design. I built a compiler and interpreter for a Tier 1 bank in the 90s. I wonder if it's still used-doubt it.

        Interesting chap Von Neumann. A maths genius apparently.
        https://www.maa.org/external_archive...lin_12_03.html

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