19 Mar
2005
19 Mar
'05
1:36 p.m.
Scott Stevens wrote:
I suspect, rather than 'factories', that it
would be similar to being a
'gunsmith.' There are plenty of artisan machinists who make all sorts
of complex machinery. There's an active hobby of making hobby steam and
gasoline engines, for instance.
I've heard of steam not gasoline engines as a hobby.Now when was the
last time you
heard of anybody building say a "horse-less wagon" for moving your
"steam powered
Analytical engine" around the country.
It's a role for craftsmen, not industrial workers.
(Industrial workers
by design know little about what they're doing).
But back to magnetic tape, don't think you can re-create that with out
alot of machinery.
The big problem is often the chemical process on the plasic or
binder/magnetic stuff
is trade secrets.