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Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Clive on October 14, 2010, 15:44

Title: Plan to build 'steam-powered PC'
Post by: Clive on October 14, 2010, 15:44

A campaign to build a truck-sized, prototype computer first envisaged in 1837 by mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage is gathering steam.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11530905

Title: Re: Plan to build 'steam-powered PC'
Post by: Rik on October 14, 2010, 15:53

All that lovely brass. :)

Title: Re: Plan to build 'steam-powered PC'
Post by: Simon on October 14, 2010, 17:12

Funny, I thought computer parts were all getting smaller.  :)

Title: Re: Plan to build 'steam-powered PC'
Post by: Rik on October 14, 2010, 17:13

Unless they belong to Clive.  :o:

Title: Re: Plan to build 'steam-powered PC'
Post by: Simon on October 14, 2010, 17:18

 :laugh:

Title: Re: Plan to build 'steam-powered PC'
Post by: GillE on October 14, 2010, 19:01

Boys will be boys  ::) .

Title: Re: Plan to build 'steam-powered PC'
Post by: Clive on October 14, 2010, 22:05

Boys and their toys.   ;D