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Re: Building a computer from Lego's
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Wed, 31 Jan 2001 01:18:29 GMT
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Harley Myler <h.myler@myler.#NoSpam#org>
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> In message <G7zp2w.4K0@lugnet.com>, "Bob Sardelli" writes:
> > This guy built a computer out of Tinkertoys! So I was wondering, has anyone
> > ever built a computer out of legos? Heck, has anyone ever built a working
> > cash register. Certainly can be done.
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> Does building an abacus out of LEGO count as a computer? :-)
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> Mark.
> ----
> Mark Crosbie mark@mastincrosbie.com
> Linux, Electronics and LEGO all at http://www.mastincrosbie.com/mark
"Computer" means to "compute", "compute" means to "calculate". An abacus is a hand calculator, so one could say it is a "computer". Note how we've liberally quoted terms ;-)
Now, if you really want to build something out of Lego, build a Von Neumann architecture computer. The RCX is a "Von Neumann Machine".
Harley Myler
http://macmyler.engr.ucf.edu
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