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Subject: Has anyone designed hydraulic logic gates or a water-logic computer?

Date: Mon Oct 2 20:29:28 2000
Posted by Pat
Grade level: nonaligned School: none
City: Reading State/Province: berks Country: UK
Area of science: Computer Science
ID: 970532968.Cs
Message:

I have this crazy notion.  I would like to see a computer, which instead 
of using electricity, uses logic gates operated entirely by water pressure.

Maintain a sufficient head of pressure, and implement a simple system 
clock with a water wheel and valve.  Some logic gates are simple, using 
water pressure and valves with springs.

Anyone heard of anything like it?  Anyone want to have a go?


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