Victorian 'supercomputer' is reborn - Propeller.com http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/05/11/victorian-supercomputer-is-reborn The world of computing could have been very different to that of today had a machine that was designed over 150 years ago been built at the time. http://media-images.nscpcdn.com/media/ns-logo-rss.gif Propeller.com - Victorian 'supercomputer' is reborn http://www.propeller.com en-us Copyright 2006-2007 Propeller Propeller.com <![CDATA[Comment: There were vast collections of...]]> http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/05/11/victorian-supercomputer-is-reborn/comment/2028563 http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/05/11/victorian-supercomputer-is-reborn/comment/2028563 There were vast collections of knowledge in ancient repositories that were deliberately destroyed by conquerors who didn't understand what they were destroying or were afraid that this knowledge was too dangerous. Of course this isn't applicable to the victorian computer, but there are many inventions that we use now, that had been thought of hundreds if not thousands of years ago. Good post!

]]> Charlson Mon, 12 May 2008 09:13:04 EDT <![CDATA[Comment: Very interesting]]> http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/05/11/victorian-supercomputer-is-reborn/comment/2026909 http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/05/11/victorian-supercomputer-is-reborn/comment/2026909 Very interesting

]]> engineer Sun, 11 May 2008 19:28:55 EDT <![CDATA[Comment: You know who would have been the...]]> http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/05/11/victorian-supercomputer-is-reborn/comment/2026579 http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/05/11/victorian-supercomputer-is-reborn/comment/2026579 You know who would have been the perfect Victorian programmer?

Lewis Carrol ( Rev Charles Dodson, writer of Alice in Wonderland, as well as a mathematician ).

]]> CRYMTYPHON Sun, 11 May 2008 14:55:42 EDT <![CDATA[Comment: For the time in which it was designed,...]]> http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/05/11/victorian-supercomputer-is-reborn/comment/2025815 http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/05/11/victorian-supercomputer-is-reborn/comment/2025815 For the time in which it was designed, it's completely amazing!

]]> engineer Sun, 11 May 2008 09:19:31 EDT