
Episode 86 - Fluidic Computing
Advent of Computing
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Using Fluidics to Model Computers
Fluid based machines can implement many of the features of their more solid counterparts. Do they have any advantages? Well, that gets a little murky. We're going to be looking at three computers in particular, moniac, the water integrator and flo dack. Between these machines, i think we should be able to draw some conclusions. I'm apparently working on a project that's being tentatively called notes on computer is. It's going to be something between a magazine and an academic journal discussing the history of computing. If there's something about computer history you're interested in, or something you've been looking into, maybe a neat machine you've run across, then please get
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