balooun on Nostr: Paper Computers So someone posted on the topic of "Volvelle" elsewhere and this ...

Paper Computers

So someone posted on the topic of "Volvelle" elsewhere and this sparked some further research on a related topic of some "paper computers" that have been created

I found a three part Youtube video series, if you search for "pape computer Chris Staecker" they'll come up, otherwise here are links to the three parts and some notes on them:

Der Know How Computer (WDR Papiercomputer) - Paper Computers #1 (German)
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Z27KQiBnkJI

Printable verion of the "WDR Papiercomputer" [PDF]:
http://cstaecker.fairfield.edu/~cstaecker/files/machines/filer.php?name=knowhowcomputer.pdf

(Note: will put German and translation in a comment)

The Little Man Computer - Paper Computers #2
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=t-mOfXhgfQY

Downloadable / Printable "Little Man Computer" [PDF]:
https://cstaecker.fairfield.edu/~cstaecker/files/machines/filer.php?name=littlemancomputer.pdf

Mr Matt's Instructo Paper Computer: Paper Computers #3
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ZGnGRkZEvvY

Author's website where you can download a manual on how to operate your own "Instructo Paper Computer":
https://cstaecker.fairfield.edu/~cstaecker/machines/instructo.html

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