Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories: We're here in New York for the 2011 Maker Faire New York (the "World Maker Faire"), held for the second year at the-- absolutely fantastic --New York Hall of Science. This weekend, we'll be showing off an all-new prototype version of the Digi-Comp II. Back in May, at the Bay Area Maker Faire, we showed off a giant-scale version of the Digi-Comp II, documented here on our blog both in photos and with video.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Maker Faire NY 2011 and the Digi-Comp II
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories: We're here in New York for the 2011 Maker Faire New York (the "World Maker Faire"), held for the second year at the-- absolutely fantastic --New York Hall of Science. This weekend, we'll be showing off an all-new prototype version of the Digi-Comp II. Back in May, at the Bay Area Maker Faire, we showed off a giant-scale version of the Digi-Comp II, documented here on our blog both in photos and with video.
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These mechanical computers have always been a favorite of mine. My dad still has a working digi-comp 1 and I've spent quite some time looking at it and how it works. They are a nice reminder that although electronics and digital controls often give us a lot of flexibility, some problems can be solved very nicely though purely mechanical solutions. One of my favorites is still the Antikythera mechanism. I suspect that the more exposure we have to such elegant mechanical devices, the more inclined we might be to reach mechanical solutions to our design challenges.
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