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KingArthur

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That's splendid HT, please pass on my thanks and assure him that he will be fully credited. Great to know we have such esteemed lurkers too.
 

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Another one of Datamancer's steampunk computers - a laptop - made it to Technovelgy.com. Be sure to check out the 1600-1899 section of their timeline of when inventions were first mentioned in fiction.

Oh yeah, best for last, there's a guy who's using twin Tesla coils as stereo speakers. Not to power the audio, the coils are the speakers. I guess we'll have to add Surround Sound as a tech. And add Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science" to the soundtrack.

Now that I think about it, probably only Tesla coils could drown out the noise of a clacking kinotrope. Apropos of which, here's a link to the Difference Dictionary.


Edit: And here's a goof about the entertainment offered on the Titanic. Maybe in a SteamPunk world they too would have used a clacking kinotrope.
 

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My God, what's their carbon footprint?
You mean the audiophile Tesla coils? I would think ozone would be a bigger issue than CO2. Of course they could grab power from the aether as Tesla originally intended.
 

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Just thought I'd mention the Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana, even though I'm sure a lot of you have already heard of it. I borrowed it from a local library. It's a guide to the fantastic literature written roughly during the period, written by the same fellow who wrote those guides to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. If nothing else it could be a source for plenty of GL names. Look up "Electric Bob"'s entry for example. Maybe he'd be a good choice for a Science Advisor head.
 

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I'm truly chagrined by my multi-postings. On the gripping hand, I refuse to slow my pace until I find one worthy of a comment. Even a Bronx Cheer.

Came across an interesting contemporary image of Countess Ada Lovelace working out the maths for Babbage's Difference Engine. I'm not sure if it's an engraving or a woodcut:

Spoiler :
 

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That woodcut of Ada Lovelace is cool...

Here is proof that sometimes old-school technology totally PWNZ new-fangled crap. :D
 

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