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... bulbs , one for each digit in a number . Each light bulb is labeled with a number from zero to nine , and only one light bulb in each set can be lit up at any given time . The number 159 would thus The Making of the Home Computer 35.
... bulbs , one for each digit in a number . Each light bulb is labeled with a number from zero to nine , and only one light bulb in each set can be lit up at any given time . The number 159 would thus The Making of the Home Computer 35.
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... bulb , the 5 bulb , and the 9 bulb in successive circles lit up . Adding a number to a ring counter is accomplished with pulses of electricity . Suppose that the bulbs are wired such that each pulse turns off the bulb that's lit and ...
... bulb , the 5 bulb , and the 9 bulb in successive circles lit up . Adding a number to a ring counter is accomplished with pulses of electricity . Suppose that the bulbs are wired such that each pulse turns off the bulb that's lit and ...
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... bulb , in which the electricity passed through a filament instead of through the air . No such bulb had been made to work for more than a few minutes before it burned out , and Edison's many early attempts were equally unsuccessful ...
... bulb , in which the electricity passed through a filament instead of through the air . No such bulb had been made to work for more than a few minutes before it burned out , and Edison's many early attempts were equally unsuccessful ...
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