@kyle There is an interesting overlap in calculators and looms. flickr.com/photos/follmannh/85
In my school town is a museum for fabric manufacturing. The loom in the picture is a register based processor.

@foolman Looks like a Jacquard loom! It was discovering the history of that loom while researching mechanical calculators that planted the seed for my weaving hobby.

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