Episode 101: Year 2000 Problem
Well There‘s Your Problem
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How to Calculate Large Polynomials in a Short Period of Time
The difference engine uses inputs based on this system to calculate large numbers of polynomials to a high degree of accuracy in a very short period of time. The machine was designed so that you also got rid of the typesetters in this process. It actually automatically imprinted onto a mold, which you could later fill with mold and lead to get the type setting.
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