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On 2018-02-21 17:48:34 +0000, Gene Wirchenko said:

> On 21 Feb 2018 11:13:54 GMT, maus <ma...@mail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2018-02-20, Gene Wirchenko <ge...@telus.net> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:11:12 +0000, Gareth's Downstairs Computer
>>> <headstone255.but.n...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 19/02/2018 07:26, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Not enough description of the state machine, though, for
>>>> each state need to know action if 1 or 0 read, whether to
>>>> write back 1 or 0, and next state whether 1 or 0 read.
>>>> 
>>>> It is particularly fascinating that a Turing Machine could
>>>> have been built with the technology available at the time
>>>> it was first postualted (1935?)
>>> 
>>> I do not think that that is that notable.  The machine could have
>>> been made back in Babbage's time.  (Too bad Babbage did not come up
>>> with something more immediately practical.)
> 
>> AFAIhaveread, the problem was that it not possible to machine parts to
>> the limits that Babbage's machines needed, at that time.
> 
>      I was thinking of that plus that Babbage did not get something
> practical going.  That might have helped get mechanical computing
> going big.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Gene Wirchenko

His difference engine was built tothe same tolerance's that were 
available in his time,
and it worked as designed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be1EM3gQkAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlbQsKpq3Ak

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