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| To prove this thesis, I have designed simple, programmable computers, which are easy to build. | To prove this thesis, I have designed simple, programmable computers, which are easy to build. | ||
| - | The first device, which was shown for the first time on the VCFB 2017 (Vintage Computer Festival Berlin), is based on my studies of the Analytical Engine (Babbage), the ENIAC (Mauchley & Eckard), and others. | + | The first device, which was shown for the first time on the VCFB 2017 (Vintage Computer Festival Berlin), is based on my studies of the Analytical Engine (Babbage), the ENIAC (Mauchly & Eckard), and others. |
| It is a minimal version just to check the concept, and does not yet provide automatic programming: | It is a minimal version just to check the concept, and does not yet provide automatic programming: | ||
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| * Storage technology is dominant for the capabilities of a computer | * Storage technology is dominant for the capabilities of a computer | ||
| - | Documents and a video are currently only in German, see [[de:merac:inhalt|German]] version. Ask me for an English translation of documents. | + | There is now an english version of the {{:merac:merac-vcfb17-en.pdf| MERAC technical description}} an the {{:merac:merac-evaluator-summary.pdf|Summary}} (and a tiny film: {{:merac:merac_teaser.mp4|Merac_teaser.mp4}}) |
