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The Turbo Entabulator: A 3D-printed Mechanical Computer

Posted by samzenpus on from the because-you-can dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Have you ever been sitting there, quietly computing something and thinking to yourself, 'If only this process were somehow billions of times slower, less reliable, and involved lots of physical labor?' If so, the Turbo Entabulator is the machine you've been looking for! It's a (nearly-entirely) 3D-printed mechanical computer. With three single-digit counters for memory, it's driven by a hand-cranked, Jacquard-style punch card reader. You can even download the files and build your own."

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  1. Oh sure, but... by millia · · Score: 5, Funny

    it's not a turbo-encabulator.I've been wanting one of those for a long time.

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  2. Yes. by QilessQi · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Have you ever been sitting there, quietly computing something and thinking to yourself, 'If only this process were somehow billions of times slower, less reliable, and involved lots of physical labor?'"

    Yes. And then I switch to a Windows box. Mission accomplished.

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  3. Quickly! by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fetch my sturdiest manservant and the overclocking whip!

    1. Re:Quickly! by sconeu · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes sir, Mr. Burns. That would be Homer Simpson, sir.

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  4. I guess it fails Turing even if prog'd correcly. by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can you please not imagine a Beowulf cluster of these?

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