> "which first counted normally in some series, such as addition by 2—“0... 2... 4... 6...”—until they grew restless, when it would suddenly add not 2, but 74, or 117, or some other, defiantly not-2 number."
is this because it was in fact computing a different but intended function, or was it a random bug? and was it a bug intentionally added by babbage or inexplicable?
i'm trying to figure out what the below quote means
> "This, claimed Babbage, represented the sudden, miraculous change—reality was pre-programmed with unexpected events which demonstrated the changing will of God."
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> "which first counted normally in some series, such as addition by 2—“0... 2... 4... 6...”—until they grew restless, when it would suddenly add not 2, but 74, or 117, or some other, defiantly not-2 number."
is this because it was in fact computing a different but intended function, or was it a random bug? and was it a bug intentionally added by babbage or inexplicable?
i'm trying to figure out what the below quote means
> "This, claimed Babbage, represented the sudden, miraculous change—reality was pre-programmed with unexpected events which demonstrated the changing will of God."