Comment by imode 5 years ago I don't get why this is downvoted. 3 comments imode Reply carapace 5 years ago Me neither. I like it but the limiting factor on post-apocalyptic digital electronics will be access to datasheets, eh?It would be interesting to build a minimal useful CPU out of fluidics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluidics imode 5 years ago Definitely. Or mechanical logic gates. But the surface area would very quickly become an issue for such a project, and you'd need to assume only a certain few tools. carapace 5 years ago True. I wonder what kind of computations people would need to do that would make it worthwhile to make big, slow computers?I bet it would be easier to make up "sacred dances" that incorporated processing in the motions of the dancers.And let's not forget that a human with an abacus can do a great deal of the math required for everyday life. :-)
carapace 5 years ago Me neither. I like it but the limiting factor on post-apocalyptic digital electronics will be access to datasheets, eh?It would be interesting to build a minimal useful CPU out of fluidics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluidics imode 5 years ago Definitely. Or mechanical logic gates. But the surface area would very quickly become an issue for such a project, and you'd need to assume only a certain few tools. carapace 5 years ago True. I wonder what kind of computations people would need to do that would make it worthwhile to make big, slow computers?I bet it would be easier to make up "sacred dances" that incorporated processing in the motions of the dancers.And let's not forget that a human with an abacus can do a great deal of the math required for everyday life. :-)
imode 5 years ago Definitely. Or mechanical logic gates. But the surface area would very quickly become an issue for such a project, and you'd need to assume only a certain few tools. carapace 5 years ago True. I wonder what kind of computations people would need to do that would make it worthwhile to make big, slow computers?I bet it would be easier to make up "sacred dances" that incorporated processing in the motions of the dancers.And let's not forget that a human with an abacus can do a great deal of the math required for everyday life. :-)
carapace 5 years ago True. I wonder what kind of computations people would need to do that would make it worthwhile to make big, slow computers?I bet it would be easier to make up "sacred dances" that incorporated processing in the motions of the dancers.And let's not forget that a human with an abacus can do a great deal of the math required for everyday life. :-)
Me neither. I like it but the limiting factor on post-apocalyptic digital electronics will be access to datasheets, eh?
It would be interesting to build a minimal useful CPU out of fluidics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluidics
Definitely. Or mechanical logic gates. But the surface area would very quickly become an issue for such a project, and you'd need to assume only a certain few tools.
True. I wonder what kind of computations people would need to do that would make it worthwhile to make big, slow computers?
I bet it would be easier to make up "sacred dances" that incorporated processing in the motions of the dancers.
And let's not forget that a human with an abacus can do a great deal of the math required for everyday life. :-)