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https://github.com/james-p-d/analyticalengine

Analytical Engine emulator in Raku
https://github.com/james-p-d/analyticalengine

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Analytical Engine emulator in Raku

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/james-p-d/analyticalengine
Owner: James-P-D
License: mit
Created: 2021-11-14T12:30:09.000Z (about 3 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2021-12-12T19:27:52.000Z (about 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2024-11-05T18:56:45.552Z (3 months ago)
Topics: analytical-engine, charles-babbage, raku, rakulang
Language: Raku
Homepage:
Size: 691 KB
Stars: 2
Watchers: 3
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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# AnalyticalEngine
Analytical Engine emulator in Raku

![Screenshot](https://github.com/James-P-D/AnalyticalEngine/blob/main/screenshot.gif)

## Introduction

In the early 1800s, the English mathmatician Charles Babbage designed (but sadly never built) a mechanical general-purpose computer. Unlike previous inventions which were designed to perform a single task, the Analytical Engine was designed such that it could perform *many* tasks, and is therefore often considered to be the 'first' computer.

There are many excellent sites, such as [jfinkels' GitHub](https://jfinkels.github.io/analyticalengine/) and [John Walker's site](https://www.fourmilab.ch/babbage/) which give great introductions to the workings of the proposed device.