It's often said that the Analytical Engine was before its time

Re:It's often said that the Analytical Engine was before its... by fanf2 on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @05:05PM (#30366410)

“Some guy” is John Graham-Cumming (CTO of Cloudflare) and the project website is https://www.plan28.org/ named after Babbage’s final iteration of his design.

I am sitting below a poster of Sydney Padua’s splendid cartoon of Plan 25, and her book and comics are the most entertaining way to learn a bit about Lovelace and Babbage http://sydneypadua.com/2dgoggles/comics/

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Re:It's often said that the Analytical Engine was before its... by jgrahamc on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @05:33PM (#30366743)

Here’s the latest: http://blog.plan28.org/2021/12/winter-2021-report-to-compute...

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Re:It's often said that the Analytical Engine was before its... by ahazred8ta on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @05:55PM (#30366999)

Babbage shows his latest invention to a dubious Lovelace:

"It's operated by a crank!!" "... Indeed." :-P

http://sydneypadua.com/2dgoggles/lovelace-and-babbage-vs-the...

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Re:It's often said that the Analytical Engine was before its... by gknoy on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @06:10PM (#30367135)

I'm so glad you mentioned Padua's art and book. Her book ("The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage") was just a joy to read. The footnotes are magnificent, and span multiple pages, and it was just altogether entertaining as heck. The artwork is great as well. :)

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