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The FIBIAC — a 3D-Printed Electromechanical Computer

Posted by Soulskill on from the don't-teach-them-how-to-breed dept.

Brietech writes "'Behold the FIBIAC! It's loud! It computes! It uses actual punch cards!' The FIBIAC is a simple, stepper-motor based, (mostly) 3D-printed electromechanical computer. The program is stored on a loop of paper punch-cards, and the machine uses three, 3-digit electromechanical counters for storage (which could be expanded to support more complicated programs) Watch a video of it computing the Fibonacci sequence, or jump on Thingiverse and build your own."

2 of 42 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Hew hew by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    MyCleanPC? FuckOff.

  2. Re:Build your own? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    To be fair, it doesn't actually make use of a CNC mill (and the 3D printer in the video is clearly a Makerbot Thing-o-matic).