10 Comments

andrehackerAug 16, 2026
Reproductions are still produced, see the wikipedia page.
rustcleanerAug 16, 2026
Really cool! Will we ever construct Babbage's Analytical Engine?
erelongAug 17, 2026
There was a (stalled) recent attempt: https://blog.plan28.org/?m=1
NetMageSCWAug 16, 2026
I had a CARDIAC when I was young.
MomsAVoxellAug 16, 2026
Still got it? Would be pretty neat to bust out of the attic ..
drfuchsAug 16, 2026
Wait til you see the DigiComp II! It has flip-flops driven by marbles and gravity. Truly astounding.
a1oAug 17, 2026
It looks amazing! Thanks for mentioning it!
WalterBrightAug 17, 2026
I learned binary computing from that machine.
leephillipsAug 16, 2026
I had one! One of my favorite possessions in elementary school. It came with a nice booklet introducing the theory. Because I studied that booklet, I was probably the only brat in my 2nd grade who knew about number bases. I entertained myself by converting decimal numbers into binary.
jedimastertAug 16, 2026
It's cool to see Chris Staecker's channel getting some love, he brings a a kind of joy I miss from the old internet. I know it's still around, but it certainly feels more difficult to find and suppressed in many ways.
contingenciesAug 16, 2026
3D print your own: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1477209

This reminds me, a CNC wire bender is on my list.

redretratAug 16, 2026
I bought one of these from Edmund Scientific when I was a kid. I wasn't able to figure out how it worked. I've thought about it occasionally over the years. Enjoyed the video
disillusioned1Aug 17, 2026
I still have my Digi-Comp I, as well as Dr. Nim and Think-a-Dot.
qseraAug 17, 2026
Wow. didn't know mechanical computers could be so simple.