[Vm-dev] VM Maker: VMMaker.oscog-eem.1834.mcz

tim Rowledge tim at rowledge.org
Fri Apr 22 20:29:53 UTC 2016


> On 22-04-2016, at 8:05 PM, commits at source.squeak.org wrote:
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> 1834: Charles Babbage begins the conceptual design of the "Analytical Engine", a mechanical forerunner of the modern computer.

Remember to enjoy the Babbage Museum in Totnes (Devon, near Torquay etc) next time you visit the UK - and then hit the Science Museum in London for a working version of the Difference Engine. You can even get them to wind it up for you sometimes.

tim
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