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From: bls@cs.purdue.EDU (Brian L. Stuart)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: LEGOs -- computationally complete?
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Date: 2 Oct 89 21:00:00 GMT
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Reply-To: bls@cs.purdue.edu (Brian L. Stuart)
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I really haven't thought much about doing this myself, but I would suggest
that you start by studying Konrad Zuse's work.  He developed a couple
of machines that used mechanical logic and even had mechanical memory.
It's really clever stuff; it's worth everyone's time to learn about it.
There is a good article on his work in an issue of the Annals of the
History of Computing.  I don't remember what issue, but I think it's
in Vol. 2.  Anyone know the exact reference?

Brian L. Stuart
Department of Computer Sciences
Purdue University