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sauntering-vaguely-downwards:kittyknowsthings:eilupt:biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:sauntering-vaguely-downwards:roboticsappreciationsociety:did-you-kno:‘The Writer,’ 1 of 3 surviving automata from the 18th century, is a programmable boy that uses quill and ink to write any 40 letters of custom text. This 240-year-old automaton uses all 6,000 of its parts to create just enough pressure for fluid, elegant writing, and is thought by some to be the first computer. SourceThis is truly a masterpiece of engineering from an early age. So amazing!okay LOOK. I understand that on a purely mechanical and engineering level that this is an incredible piece but if scifi and fantasy media has taught me anything it’s that this motherfucker is haunted af and probably writes out gruesome deaths that mysteriously end up coming to pass thanks but NO THANKS BYEcomputer science major here, i’m with haunted guyWriter is actually one of a set language of three! The other ones play the organ:And draw (it produces four different drawings):Thank you for these images. Which just might give me nightmares. This is the worst update I could have ever been updated with, thank you.There’s this one too! And also that one of a swan eating fish. -- source link

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