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Purely mechanical computers never could even remotely compete with electric/digital ones. Even if you make a city-sized mechanical computer, the "signal speed" coupled with its size would mean that relatively basic operations would take forever.
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[–] ArsCortica ago
Purely mechanical computers never could even remotely compete with electric/digital ones. Even if you make a city-sized mechanical computer, the "signal speed" coupled with its size would mean that relatively basic operations would take forever.