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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. people asking why bother by Guano_Jim · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

    Hats off to the designer.

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

    Fetch my sturdiest manservant and the overclocking whip!

  4. Re:Yes. by Mitchell314 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Every programmer at some point in their life wonders if they can make a computer out of a given thing in front of them.

    Which given how many times computers and cpus have been made in minecraft and dwarf fortress, explains a lot.

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