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In Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett, the following quote appears:
It was something he shared with tortoises. Watch any tortoise walking,
and periodically it will stop while it files away the memories of the
journey so far. Not for nothing, elsewhere in the multiverse, are the
little traveling devices controlled by electric thinking-engines
called “turtles.”
What are the "little travelling devices" referring to?
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In Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett, the following quote appears:
It was something he shared with tortoises. Watch any tortoise walking,
and periodically it will stop while it files away the memories of the
journey so far. Not for nothing, elsewhere in the multiverse, are the
little traveling devices controlled by electric thinking-engines
called “turtles.”
What are the "little travelling devices" referring to?
quotes terry-pratchett
asked May 9 at 15:51
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In Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett, the following quote appears:
It was something he shared with tortoises. Watch any tortoise walking,
and periodically it will stop while it files away the memories of the
journey so far. Not for nothing, elsewhere in the multiverse, are the
little traveling devices controlled by electric thinking-engines
called “turtles.”
What are the "little travelling devices" referring to?
quotes terry-pratchett
asked May 9 at 15:51
warvanwarvan
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warvan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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In Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett, the following quote appears:
It was something he shared with tortoises. Watch any tortoise walking,
and periodically it will stop while it files away the memories of the
journey so far. Not for nothing, elsewhere in the multiverse, are the
little traveling devices controlled by electric thinking-engines
called “turtles.”
What are the "little travelling devices" referring to?
quotes terry-pratchett
quotes terry-pratchett
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It's a reference to the use of Logo (a programming language) to control robots referred to as "turtles".
answered May 9 at 15:54
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Further to that (as someone who spent more time than I care to remember on my school's Beebs!)... It's worth mentioning that since the BBC was not a particularly fast machine, Logo was an interpreted language, and the comms link to the Turtle was pretty slow, you would always have a short delay when the Turtle completed one move and the system got itself set up for the next move.
– Graham
May 9 at 22:31
5
This photo of Sir Terrence at work may help explain how all these computer references got into his fantasy world(s).
– Pavel
May 10 at 7:23
1
@BobJarvis - He seems to have had several, an Ativa ergonomic mouse; d3idt3y1vhsqn9.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/… and a white Intel Mouse that he donated to the Terry Pratchett Museum; pbs.twimg.com/media/DPf8SpyX0AAUdj-.jpg
– Valorum
May 10 at 11:51
2
I had always supposed it was a reference to turtle graphics, but this seems to fit better.
– John Bollinger
May 10 at 14:05
1
@JohnBollinger - The software "turtle" predated the physical turtle robot by only about a year. When someone refers to a logo turtle, they're not usually referring to the software that runs it, but the wheeled robot.
– Valorum
May 10 at 14:19
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It's a reference to the use of Logo (a programming language) to control robots referred to as "turtles".
answered May 9 at 15:54
ValorumValorum
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Further to that (as someone who spent more time than I care to remember on my school's Beebs!)... It's worth mentioning that since the BBC was not a particularly fast machine, Logo was an interpreted language, and the comms link to the Turtle was pretty slow, you would always have a short delay when the Turtle completed one move and the system got itself set up for the next move.
– Graham
May 9 at 22:31
5
This photo of Sir Terrence at work may help explain how all these computer references got into his fantasy world(s).
– Pavel
May 10 at 7:23
1
@BobJarvis - He seems to have had several, an Ativa ergonomic mouse; d3idt3y1vhsqn9.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/… and a white Intel Mouse that he donated to the Terry Pratchett Museum; pbs.twimg.com/media/DPf8SpyX0AAUdj-.jpg
– Valorum
May 10 at 11:51
2
I had always supposed it was a reference to turtle graphics, but this seems to fit better.
– John Bollinger
May 10 at 14:05
1
@JohnBollinger - The software "turtle" predated the physical turtle robot by only about a year. When someone refers to a logo turtle, they're not usually referring to the software that runs it, but the wheeled robot.
– Valorum
May 10 at 14:19
|
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It's a reference to the use of Logo (a programming language) to control robots referred to as "turtles".
answered May 9 at 15:54
ValorumValorum
422k11530703291
12
Further to that (as someone who spent more time than I care to remember on my school's Beebs!)... It's worth mentioning that since the BBC was not a particularly fast machine, Logo was an interpreted language, and the comms link to the Turtle was pretty slow, you would always have a short delay when the Turtle completed one move and the system got itself set up for the next move.
– Graham
May 9 at 22:31
5
This photo of Sir Terrence at work may help explain how all these computer references got into his fantasy world(s).
– Pavel
May 10 at 7:23
1
@BobJarvis - He seems to have had several, an Ativa ergonomic mouse; d3idt3y1vhsqn9.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/… and a white Intel Mouse that he donated to the Terry Pratchett Museum; pbs.twimg.com/media/DPf8SpyX0AAUdj-.jpg
– Valorum
May 10 at 11:51
2
I had always supposed it was a reference to turtle graphics, but this seems to fit better.
– John Bollinger
May 10 at 14:05
1
@JohnBollinger - The software "turtle" predated the physical turtle robot by only about a year. When someone refers to a logo turtle, they're not usually referring to the software that runs it, but the wheeled robot.
– Valorum
May 10 at 14:19
|
show 4 more comments
It's a reference to the use of Logo (a programming language) to control robots referred to as "turtles".
answered May 9 at 15:54
ValorumValorum
422k11530703291
It's a reference to the use of Logo (a programming language) to control robots referred to as "turtles".
answered May 9 at 15:54
ValorumValorum
422k11530703291
edited May 9 at 16:05
answered May 9 at 15:54
ValorumValorum
422k11530703291
answered May 9 at 15:54
ValorumValorum
422k11530703291
answered May 9 at 15:54
ValorumValorum
422k11530703291
422k11530703291
12
Further to that (as someone who spent more time than I care to remember on my school's Beebs!)... It's worth mentioning that since the BBC was not a particularly fast machine, Logo was an interpreted language, and the comms link to the Turtle was pretty slow, you would always have a short delay when the Turtle completed one move and the system got itself set up for the next move.
– Graham
May 9 at 22:31
5
This photo of Sir Terrence at work may help explain how all these computer references got into his fantasy world(s).
– Pavel
May 10 at 7:23
1
@BobJarvis - He seems to have had several, an Ativa ergonomic mouse; d3idt3y1vhsqn9.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/… and a white Intel Mouse that he donated to the Terry Pratchett Museum; pbs.twimg.com/media/DPf8SpyX0AAUdj-.jpg
– Valorum
May 10 at 11:51
2
I had always supposed it was a reference to turtle graphics, but this seems to fit better.
– John Bollinger
May 10 at 14:05
1
@JohnBollinger - The software "turtle" predated the physical turtle robot by only about a year. When someone refers to a logo turtle, they're not usually referring to the software that runs it, but the wheeled robot.
– Valorum
May 10 at 14:19
|
show 4 more comments
12
Further to that (as someone who spent more time than I care to remember on my school's Beebs!)... It's worth mentioning that since the BBC was not a particularly fast machine, Logo was an interpreted language, and the comms link to the Turtle was pretty slow, you would always have a short delay when the Turtle completed one move and the system got itself set up for the next move.
– Graham
May 9 at 22:31
5
This photo of Sir Terrence at work may help explain how all these computer references got into his fantasy world(s).
– Pavel
May 10 at 7:23
1
@BobJarvis - He seems to have had several, an Ativa ergonomic mouse; d3idt3y1vhsqn9.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/… and a white Intel Mouse that he donated to the Terry Pratchett Museum; pbs.twimg.com/media/DPf8SpyX0AAUdj-.jpg
– Valorum
May 10 at 11:51
2
I had always supposed it was a reference to turtle graphics, but this seems to fit better.
– John Bollinger
May 10 at 14:05
1
@JohnBollinger - The software "turtle" predated the physical turtle robot by only about a year. When someone refers to a logo turtle, they're not usually referring to the software that runs it, but the wheeled robot.
– Valorum
May 10 at 14:19
12
12
Further to that (as someone who spent more time than I care to remember on my school's Beebs!)... It's worth mentioning that since the BBC was not a particularly fast machine, Logo was an interpreted language, and the comms link to the Turtle was pretty slow, you would always have a short delay when the Turtle completed one move and the system got itself set up for the next move.
– Graham
May 9 at 22:31
Further to that (as someone who spent more time than I care to remember on my school's Beebs!)... It's worth mentioning that since the BBC was not a particularly fast machine, Logo was an interpreted language, and the comms link to the Turtle was pretty slow, you would always have a short delay when the Turtle completed one move and the system got itself set up for the next move.
– Graham
May 9 at 22:31
5
5
This photo of Sir Terrence at work may help explain how all these computer references got into his fantasy world(s).
– Pavel
May 10 at 7:23
This photo of Sir Terrence at work may help explain how all these computer references got into his fantasy world(s).
– Pavel
May 10 at 7:23
1
1
@BobJarvis - He seems to have had several, an Ativa ergonomic mouse; d3idt3y1vhsqn9.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/… and a white Intel Mouse that he donated to the Terry Pratchett Museum; pbs.twimg.com/media/DPf8SpyX0AAUdj-.jpg
– Valorum
May 10 at 11:51
@BobJarvis - He seems to have had several, an Ativa ergonomic mouse; d3idt3y1vhsqn9.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/… and a white Intel Mouse that he donated to the Terry Pratchett Museum; pbs.twimg.com/media/DPf8SpyX0AAUdj-.jpg
– Valorum
May 10 at 11:51
2
2
I had always supposed it was a reference to turtle graphics, but this seems to fit better.
– John Bollinger
May 10 at 14:05
I had always supposed it was a reference to turtle graphics, but this seems to fit better.
– John Bollinger
May 10 at 14:05
1
1
@JohnBollinger - The software "turtle" predated the physical turtle robot by only about a year. When someone refers to a logo turtle, they're not usually referring to the software that runs it, but the wheeled robot.
– Valorum
May 10 at 14:19
@JohnBollinger - The software "turtle" predated the physical turtle robot by only about a year. When someone refers to a logo turtle, they're not usually referring to the software that runs it, but the wheeled robot.
– Valorum
May 10 at 14:19
|
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