And this is Bill doing the parking with me observing from the passenger seat. A lot of the locomotives we’re passing are also operational!pic.twitter.com/l1bvjBBoZJ
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This is passenger view, another look at the main UI, and finally one thing I could somewhat relate to: a row of buttons!pic.twitter.com/rtEeGOexn4
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Speaking of which, here’s a funny thing. When I was volunteering at the Computer History Museum a decade or so ago, I got certified to operate Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine No. 2. (Here’s an old photo.) It was a 5-ton calculating machine that felt unlike any other.pic.twitter.com/lk6P9XIbzE
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But today I know exactly what it feels like, and it’s mind blowing to me, and I feel lucky to be able to have had both these experiences to compare them. Babbage’s Engine is a calculator that feels like a locomotive. (!!!!!)
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Oh, yeah, of course there were keyboards also: one on a typewriter for some local paperwork, and another on a teletype connected to the outside world in the pre-internet age.pic.twitter.com/6mGuoprqG5
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And some artifacts of railroad bureaucracy.pic.twitter.com/PsmnRPvk78
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That dining car supply list is my JAM. Three kinds of olives, 6 kinds of crackers, two kinds of PEAS. ONE SANDWICH WTF I need to know about that sandwich.
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It sort of looks like a concept of a sandwich maybe?
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I don’t suppose you have a shot of the full sheet? It’s really cool.
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No, I’m sorry! I was running through this. :·/
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Maybe you can contact them and they take it for you?
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Maybe, I’ll look around too. Maybe there’s one on Flickr. I’m guessing it’s from the late 60s-early 70s.
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