tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post2876129725504912168..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: A spot of history.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-49112434863233646272012-03-22T07:54:38.900-05:002012-03-22T07:54:38.900-05:00Catching up on past posts -
Here's one for y...Catching up on past posts - <br /><br />Here's one for you: look up Dorr Felt and the Comptometer. For a while there were even hand-held versions of these things, the way there were for slide rules. Very steampunk!<br /><br />The Felt Mansion is about 20 minutes' drive north of me, recently restored, with a case full of Comptometers in one of the rooms.Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-88994684495497838362012-02-09T03:32:44.667-05:002012-02-09T03:32:44.667-05:00That's amazing-- sad, but seriously amazing. ...That's amazing-- sad, but seriously amazing. You'd think they'd invent something that could feed people, not blow them up!Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-40318492639264573492012-02-08T14:01:58.081-05:002012-02-08T14:01:58.081-05:00Actually, during WWII the term 'computers'...Actually, during WWII the term 'computers' was used for the group of women who programmed the artillery trajectories using adding machines. They later were the first programmers of the ENIAC, although at the time all the emphasis was on the machine, not the women who made it work. There's a great documentary called 'Top Secret Rosies' (available on Netflix)that you might want to see for more details on the project and the brilliant women who worked on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-26732952555759594512012-02-08T12:38:44.846-05:002012-02-08T12:38:44.846-05:00I knew IMMEDIATELY that you were inspired by Angry...I knew IMMEDIATELY that you were inspired by Angry Birds. What I love about the game (at which I'm hopeless, by the way) is those satisfying crashing noises and the way things collapse. Even my granddaughter (at 6, way ahead of me in the AB department) complains if the sound is off.<br />I love love love your blog. You can write about paint drying and I'll be happy.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-24264804879638655072012-02-08T11:21:22.286-05:002012-02-08T11:21:22.286-05:00Oh, I don't want to stop you. I just love how...Oh, I don't want to stop you. I just love how your mind works and that you share it with us slackers (in the brain speed dept. anyway). We played Pong and Asteroids until we were cross-eyed. BIL worked for Atari, our kids were the coolest at Jackson Elementary for a (very) short time.<br /><br />That photo of the Goob and her new Kindle motivated me and now I have my very own. Ooh, I love technology you can put books on.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674498749658797831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-21385866997426324492012-02-08T07:57:13.893-05:002012-02-08T07:57:13.893-05:00I remember pumping quarters into the machine to pl...I remember pumping quarters into the machine to play Pong at the bowling alley. I was fascinated by it. I also remember the first time I saw words appear on a screen when a keyboard was used. It was amazing. And now, here I sit playing word games and of course Angry Birds! and checking out my email, all on my phone.Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-90207194859602958972012-02-08T07:50:39.337-05:002012-02-08T07:50:39.337-05:00So cool. And so obvious! Lovely path you've dr...So cool. And so obvious! Lovely path you've drawn to show the connections. We talk about Pong and Asteroids a lot in our house. So, smile! - you're going to be lunchtime reading for dh and the kids!Mrs. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392701183567830086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-15751274128222470762012-02-07T23:09:01.108-05:002012-02-07T23:09:01.108-05:00Regarding definitions of "computer": My...Regarding definitions of "computer": My grandmother was a computer. She had a job doing calculations, and her job title was "computer" as in, one who computes. They told me that when I was bitty and my little mind was blown.piggie1230https://www.blogger.com/profile/15084635853178647613noreply@blogger.com