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| From | Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> |
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| Subject | Re: [OT] Babage and computer history |
| Date | Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:03:50 +0100 |
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"Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> writes: <snip> > http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/ > > I came across this site that said Babbage never himself got to make is > difference or analytical engine. That was not my understanding. I thught he > had a machine and was working with Ada lovelace who was programming. The site you link to matches my recollection of the story and is from an authoritative source. The Wikipedia page links to the science museum that has pretty much the same story so I'm not sure sue what Usenet can add. Other than someone having a newly discovered and properly authenticated Babbage-built difference engine in their basement, why would to believe what someone might post over two well-respected museum sites? <snip> -- Ben.
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[OT] Babage and computer history "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-07-09 14:20 -0400
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-07-10 08:33 -0700
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2015-07-10 08:50 -0700
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-07-10 14:22 -0400
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-07-10 22:03 +0100
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2015-07-10 19:49 -0700
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-07-10 23:16 -0400
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2015-07-10 20:19 -0700
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-07-11 23:19 +0100
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-07-12 12:22 -0400
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 18:31 -0400
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2015-07-12 10:09 -0700
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2015-07-10 20:11 -0700
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-07-11 14:03 -0400
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-07-12 02:22 -0400
Re: [OT] Babage and computer history Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2015-07-12 10:07 -0700
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