
Episode 101: Year 2000 Problem
Well There‘s Your Problem
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The Anti-Kithra Mechanism
Charles Babbage had an idea for a mechanical computer in the 1830s. The timing of operations is something that is potentially very important when you're trying to execute a program. This came as inspired by books with big charts and numbers about like where, where the stars are supposed to be for celestial navigation. It allowed you to play ancient Greek halo.
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