From a RP:
"Maybe it's like model railroads? You start with like, two feet of track and one car and the next thing you know you have a clockwork murder dungeon."
@aldersprig hmm. So what do I need to start with to end up with a working hydropunk computer in my (non-existent) basement?
Back when I was still keeping track of things 1632 related I recall mention that someone had worked out you could build a hydrocomputer equivalent of (I think it was) an 8086 in roughly a cubic meter of space. Set aside a whole basement... [Insert: Bwahahaha.mp3]
@LilFluff So I think you need an ant farm (Hex) and one of those little uh water wheel miniatures.
@aldersprig sudden thought, someone in Addergoole who discovers they can control and create insects. But while they do occasionally use them to fight back against their rivals instead of going full on Worm they really just want to make insect-punk technology. "I remembered my mom described something called PowerPoint that businesses used in the old times to torture employees. This was has little tiny rotating blocks my ants turn to display text and images. I shall now read to you my essay..."
@aldersprig I wonder how long they could Death By PowerPoint classmates before the teachers stepped in.