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		ianbooker on March 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A 9-line summary of textbook physics Strangely not. You can do CS on paper, no need for a single bit-flipping device. Turing did half the field in his head / a thought experiment.

PrettyPebble on March 19, 2022 [–]

And input and ouput devices ...

ravi-delia on March 20, 2022 | [–]

Then you're not really doing computer science anymore, you're doing computer engineering

PrettyPebble on March 20, 2022 | | [–]

OK - taken out.

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