tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post6901378303112088626..comments2009-10-16T05:29:46.383-05:00Matt Donahoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716613936277984858matt.donahoe@gmail.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-52435346392315940622008-03-14T13:26:00.000-05:002008-03-14T13:26:00.000-05:00great manPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516483645712842463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-64735816541826153372008-03-14T13:25:00.000-05:002008-03-14T13:25:00.000-05:00hey how did you make itPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516483645712842463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-8934226538594854392008-02-27T07:56:00.000-05:002008-02-27T07:56:00.000-05:00Stunning!But as Nat pointed out, if this is the ALU, how big is the CPU going to be? And can you please post some good resolution videos of the knex calculator in action. I am pretty excited at seeing it work. Keep up the good work!manojhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17942243304636116657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-1058898790722235132008-02-02T19:32:00.000-05:002008-02-02T19:32:00.000-05:00You should drop all the balls in all the slots and get all the answers at once. A quantum knex computer! :)<BR/><A HREF="adamcpennington.googlepages.com" REL="nofollow">computer <BR/>repair in fontana</A>blogstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06764252537380717468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-23122850893120716352008-01-31T06:54:00.000-05:002008-01-31T06:54:00.000-05:00http://www.masterpapers.com/personal_experience_essay.htm<BR/>Frequently the reason behind the desire to write this type of paper remains unclear. However, once the events are recounted and recorded, it becomes clear that the writer is striving to find the universal truth.<A HREF="http://www.masterpapers.com/personal_experience_essay.htm" REL="nofollow">Personal experience essay</A>Courseworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954289162535968850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-41647349565924482432007-11-23T21:38:00.000-05:002007-11-23T21:38:00.000-05:00That is incredible not to mention a ton of parts! I'd love to put some images of this calculator on my Knex web site. Feel free to upload any other pictures you have of your models at <A HREF="http://www.knextoyzone.com/" REL="nofollow">Knex Toy Zone</A>.Knexsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571678176271507279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-25952943494092729182007-09-22T20:19:00.000-05:002007-09-22T20:19:00.000-05:00This is AMAZING! I dont even know how i found this page (I started out researching WW1 and somehow ended up here???) but I'm applying to your college now (still in high school). really neat idea though.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679452396503599675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-13463636202412988792007-09-10T08:51:00.000-05:002007-09-10T08:51:00.000-05:00Excellent ! Well done (and what an effort to actiually put together eand make it work!)<BR/><BR/>George Berbeco<BR/>President's CouncilGeorge Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906514622457285285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-72692463923385098412007-08-21T17:59:00.000-05:002007-08-21T17:59:00.000-05:00so, if that is the ALU how big is the CPU going to be?Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02763733737323647775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-57516545346048379532007-08-21T17:53:00.000-05:002007-08-21T17:53:00.000-05:00this project is obviously inspired by Babbage's difference engine: <BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine<BR/><BR/>it would be really cool on your "ball theory" page if you compared your machine to his. Maybe just on how you carry out logical operations. In general, though - awesome work!jjghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764163900730260796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-23540983651102072872007-07-08T15:18:00.000-05:002007-07-08T15:18:00.000-05:00gaa! it still says I'm the voom, anyways, it should say Austin Granger, oh well...The Voomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222974588191964778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-79025928620918395262007-07-08T15:17:00.000-05:002007-07-08T15:17:00.000-05:00Hopefully I will not be posting as the voom now, anyways, I have finally figured out how to build something like this! I currently have a working 7 bit adder, which can produce results as high as 127. My machine stands about 4.5 feet tall and 4.5 feet wide, because it does not have the binary-decimal converter.The Voomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222974588191964778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-17144182878300807892007-06-28T21:31:00.000-05:002007-06-28T21:31:00.000-05:00Brilliant achievement, but does it run Linux...:-)<BR/><BR/>One might say it has "balls" ?...<BR/><BR/>Maybe not...Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371082845986521267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-65949074047002505492007-06-28T16:24:00.000-05:002007-06-28T16:24:00.000-05:00I've seen it in the stairwell - seems like it should somehow be secured to the wall if that is where it is to stay.Jeffrey Stantonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315515747702370109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-28653301935500085222007-06-28T11:32:00.000-05:002007-06-28T11:32:00.000-05:00Please, please, post high-res bittorrent videos as well!!! Thanks and kudos on achieving something so cool!<BR/><BR/>FYI, you are now on reddit!Ananyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273807768984958298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-77373132393983776852007-06-28T07:35:00.000-05:002007-06-28T07:35:00.000-05:00Yes, please provide a video! Very cool!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126634642761452122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-90739573551750649722007-06-28T07:02:00.000-05:002007-06-28T07:02:00.000-05:00Very nice creation! Can you make a video of the machine while it is adding or subtracting some numbers? It would be a nice way of showing how the machine performs its computations!Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07810936644462230244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-771457612059308282007-06-28T06:58:00.000-05:002007-06-28T06:58:00.000-05:00Hey Matt,<BR/><BR/>It's your cousin Mark from Boston. I was just reading the make blog and saw this on there. This thing is awesome!mcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08743615785605875525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-85154039694566485372007-05-10T21:24:00.000-05:002007-05-10T21:24:00.000-05:00who are you then, if not the voom?Matt Donahoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716613936277984858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-68579589023144529942007-05-10T18:28:00.000-05:002007-05-10T18:28:00.000-05:00ok... I dont know what is going on, I am not the voom... I dont know who is... wtfThe Voomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222974588191964778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-92030105976667118512007-05-10T18:27:00.000-05:002007-05-10T18:27:00.000-05:00that has got to be the most amazing thing I have ever seen made out of knex! I have been trying to build a knex calculator for about 8 years now, and I eventually came to the conclusion that said calculator would be the size of a small room. I was working along the lines of a ball powered system, but I could not quite get it to work. I did eventually make a calculator that could add/subtract the numbers 1-4, biggest output being 8.The Voomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222974588191964778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713780515428201291.post-30194864734975256952007-03-31T20:37:00.000-05:002007-03-31T20:37:00.000-05:00Great job, guys!Grant Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04168721505743672426noreply@blogger.com