Electromechanical Pong

From: Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri Sep 24 05:42:57 2004

On Fri, 2004-09-24 at 00:45 +0100, Adrian Graham wrote:
> > OK, but you have to use proper graphited yarn instead of PTFE
> > and O-rings. Or use compressed air - you can buy the gates
> > off the shelf if you're rich enough.
>
> Why don't we just use one of the origins of computing engines as we know
> today - the woollen weaving engine. We just need to come up with a way of
> getting the shuttle to move between weaving stations :)

I like it - Pong on a huge scale. "Godzilla Pong" :-)

J.
Received on Fri Sep 24 2004 - 05:42:57 BST