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Early Russian Hydraulic Computer
Makezine ^ | 1-24-2012 | Makezine

Posted on 01/25/2012 7:50:42 AM PST by fishtank

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To: fishtank

so, instead of running defrag I suppose you flush it?


21 posted on 01/25/2012 8:30:53 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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***Only during the summer. The system locked up from December to March.***

In the winter they would just replace the water with Vodka. Then throw a party when the weather warmed up again! ;-)


22 posted on 01/25/2012 8:39:35 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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I like the early mechanical ones better...:^)

This is the 1924 one in Bidston (near Liverpool) that did the tidal charts for the English Admiralty until the 60’s.

I like the walnut, glass and brass look.


23 posted on 01/25/2012 9:18:31 AM PST by az_gila
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"so, instead of running defrag I suppose you flush it? "

Yeah! An for the multiplication function, it releases Guppies into a tank!

24 posted on 01/25/2012 10:38:57 AM PST by FW190 (ISLAM SPREAD! MMMMMUM! Good with a sprinkling of 308 cal, on a claymore cracker!)
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"Yeah! An for the multiplication function, it releases Guppies into a tank!"

And for Subtraction, you add an Angelfish?

25 posted on 01/25/2012 3:25:44 PM PST by jonascord (Ask any Democrat. He's brighter than you.)
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That is really cool. I’d love to see it in action.


26 posted on 01/27/2012 11:01:23 AM PST by Yardstick
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