Timeline for Reverse engineering electronics
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| Jul 31, 2017 at 1:26 | answer | added | IronSean | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 28, 2017 at 16:13 | answer | added | jorfus | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 28, 2017 at 15:01 | comment | added | user | Related: Could a human engineer comprehend alien electronics? I think many of the points made in answers to that question apply equally well to your scenario. | |
| Jul 28, 2017 at 12:16 | comment | added | spectras | What I find amusing in your premises is, if their approach to magic is "study some odd rule of the universe and build cool new stuff from our findings", it's basically the same as technology. Probably in your world there would be some guys asking on a magic-powered exchange platform how would a hypothetical matter-driven "magic" world be able to guess the working of a magical item, should they stumble upon one. | |
| Jul 28, 2017 at 9:23 | comment | added | Mikailo | @Dhara you are right, a tablet would be "usable" much easier but being able to use it isnt the point, it is being able to understand the technology and replicate it, not merely use it.In that case it is pretty much tha same.wether it a a tablet or a laptop or whatever | |
| Jul 28, 2017 at 9:11 | comment | added | Dhara | @Mikailo In that case, I would disagree with the conclusion of some of the other answers: a charged, non-password protected tablet is quite likely to be understandable... grandmas can use it and they seem to think all other electronics are "magic" | |
| Jul 28, 2017 at 9:05 | comment | added | Mikailo | @Dhara Not really, could be a phone or tablet or desktop. I just thought a laptop would be the simplest choice since it doesnt require peripherals like a desktop and its purpose might be more straightforward to a phone/tablet. | |
| Jul 28, 2017 at 8:57 | answer | added | JBH | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jul 28, 2017 at 8:39 | comment | added | Dhara | Does it have to be a computer? A tablet might be easier to understand, and will work for some time without needed to be charged | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 21:45 | answer | added | Dewi Morgan | timeline score: 14 | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 15:25 | answer | added | Binary Worrier | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 13:25 | answer | added | Ash | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 13:19 | vote | accept | Mikailo | ||
| Jul 27, 2017 at 10:47 | answer | added | ZioByte | timeline score: 22 | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 10:46 | answer | added | a4android | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 10:36 | comment | added | Mikailo | (Continuation) If electricity was the driving force of the tecnology of this world, comparisons could be made, eventually. No that i think about it, it would be like if we found an alien spaceship and tried to understand its technology. A technology developed in a different basis than ours. Magic in this world is merely a way to use this energy. it can also be used in similar ways like electricity. So tecnologies like ours would be entirely possible without ever using electricity. | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 10:35 | answer | added | sdfgeoff | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 10:29 | comment | added | Mikailo | @L.Dutch Yeah probably I wan't clear enough. It isn't just 19th + magic. It is 19th century developement fueled by magic. (Maybe early 20th is better comparison). For example there are lights on the strrets but they are powered by another form of energy, other than electricity.Their basis of technology is different. . Should the advancements continues like it did in our case, and computers are invented they will work differently in the most fundamental level. Transistors will be replaced by other devices that control that different form of enrgy etc etc. (Continued) | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 10:25 | history | edited | a4android | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 27, 2017 at 10:19 | history | edited | L.Dutch♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 27, 2017 at 10:16 | comment | added | L.Dutch♦ | Welcome to Worldbuilding. It's not clear to me what the preface of the question has to do with the question itself. These people are at 19th century stage (plus magic), can they understand a computer? Well, why is magic important in this context? Can you maybe explain better your problem? | |
| Jul 27, 2017 at 9:46 | answer | added | Separatrix | timeline score: 13 | |
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| Jul 27, 2017 at 9:30 | history | asked | Mikailo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |