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- From: ross@BofA.com (Ross Lefstin)
- Subject: Re: The Difference Engine
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.232739.6142@BofA.com>
- Organization: Bank of America, Capital Products, RMTG #5906
- References: <5041.403.uupcb@the-matrix.com> <C1Eo1r.Fn0@cck.coventry.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 23:27:39 GMT
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- In article <C1Eo1r.Fn0@cck.coventry.ac.uk> ech005@cch.coventry.ac.uk (CR Willis) writes:
- >
- > Just for info's sake I believe that Babbages engine was actually completed
- > over a year ago. (It was shown on tomorrows world here in the UK)
- >
- > 'Ready ? I was born ready.'
- >
-
- February's Scientific American contains an article on Babbage's engine, and
- I'm pretty sure there are pictures showing an actual engine. I haven't read
- the article yet so I can't provide any additional info at this time.
-
- Rasta
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