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1994 Fools: Babbage Difference Engine on Internet
From vera2@netcom.com Fri Apr 1 23:51:24 EST 1994 Article: 62205 of alt.folklore.computers Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!corpgate!news.utdallas.edu!chpc.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!vera2 From: vera2@netcom.com (David Adams) Subject: Babbage Difference Engine on Internet Message-ID: <vera2CnJEKo.sF@netcom.com> Keywords: Babbage Organization: National Meadows Pessimist Club Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1994 16:17:12 GMT Lines: 23 I just heard from a friend that the people in England who built the Babbage Difference Engine from Babbage's original specifications have put it on the internet. For those of you who don't know, the Difference Engine was designed by Charles Babbage back in the 1800's. Unfortunately, the technology of the time didn't allow its construction, but a group in England did manage recently to build a working model from the original plans. Unbelievably, they have put the machine on internet for a short time. You can telnet into it by typing "telnet 127.0.0.1". They got around the memory limitations of the Difference Engine by recycling your profile file so when you log in just use your login-name and password. Even with the shortcuts they had to take, you'll find they have all the standard unix features that you are accustomed to. Before logging out, send a mail message to "root" telling them your impressions of the system. Make sure to thank them for the hard work they did making this possible. Dave -- ||||||| David Adams |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||| vera2@netcom.com ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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