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Line 24: Mechanical computers retain some interest today, both in research and as analogue computers. Some mechanical computers have a theoretical or didactic relevance, such as [[billiard-ball computer]]s, while hydraulic ones like the [[MONIAC]] or the [[Water integrator]] were used effectively.<ref name=pen-empnew>[[Roger Penrose\|Penrose, Roger]]: The Emperor's New Mind. Oxford University Press, 1990. See also corresponding [[The Emperor's New Mind\|article on it]].</ref> While some are actually simulated, others are not.{{clarify\|vacuous\|date=December 2016}} No attempt is made{{dubious\|date=December 2016}} to build a functioning computer through the mechanical collisions of billiard balls. The [[domino computer]] is another theoretically interesting mechanical computing scheme.{{why\|date=December 2016}} ===Analog computing===

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