The mechanical or electronic computer question

[12/29, 09:35] Dr. Harish Ravi: So anyway the counter thing was the last scientific question I had.. since I discussed it we can say the secret motive is gone.. The desire to see a parellel from electric design and make a mechanical compiler and program just for time pass..

[12/29, 09:45] Dr. Harish Ravi: There are also mechanical calculators first.. 18 century so I kept thinking about that. How would you write the program or the logic.. Just push numbers then do a few rotations and answer comes..

[12/29, 10:10] Dr. Harish Ravi: So in the history how did we graduate from mechanical to electrical computers so much that if it's not even taught there's no risk of intellectual collapse?