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Re:Ask HN: Building a Computer in Jesus's Time by tdeck on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @05:20PM (#23471037)
Given limited technology and the desire for something electric and programmable I think your best bet would be a relay computer. Konrad Zuse built the Z1 entirely out of hand-cut sheet metal strips in his parents' living room:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z1_%28computer%29?wprov=sfla1

That said, you would need lots of flexible ferrous metal and a source of electricity, probably large voltaic piles. And you would need to find a way to produce and insulate large amounts of wire.

Re:Ask HN: Building a Computer in Jesus's Time by java-man on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @05:21PM (#23471048)