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== never tested ==

I'm not sure that the Bernoulli code was never tested.  Gandalf61 notes that a physical reconstruction of the [[Difference Engine]] was accomplished in the 1990s, but not the [[Analytic Engine]]... but I was under the distinct impression that somebody *had* constructed a working digital simulation of the Analytic Engine.  (Wikipedia's entry suggest I'm thinking of either "Plan 28" by [[John_Graham-Cumming]] or more likely the "emulator" by [[John_Walker_(programmer)]] of Fourmilab.ch slash AutoCAD fame.)  Whether either of the projects is finished enough to do so, and if so, whether the authors actually ''tested'' the raw original code from the Notes in their simulated/emulated hardware system, is my question... but it seems like an obvious step, right?  If so, perhaps we can find a cite as to whether any debugging was required.  Thanks. [[Special:Contributions/74.192.84.101|74.192.84.101]] ([[User talk:74.192.84.101|talk]]) 22:32, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

==Edits by [[User:B.A. Toole]]== 
Single purpose editor <small>— [[User:B.A. Toole|B.A. Toole]] ([[User talk:B.A. Toole|talk]]&#32;• [[Special:Contributions/B.A. Toole|contribs]]) has made [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account|few or no other edits]] outside this topic. </small> has added to the article more references to books written by B A Toole. Acting on the assumption that the two Tooles were the same (which of course could be mistaken) I removed the edits with the advice that if the references were important enough other editors would be add them. [[User:B.A. Toole]] restored the edits without explanation. I suggest that [[User:B.A. Toole]] follows Wikipedia policy [[WP:BRD]] and discusses the matter on the talk page. [[User:Xxanthippe|Xxanthippe]] ([[User talk:Xxanthippe|talk]]) 02:56, 4 November 2013 (UTC).

Last night I added the correct copyrighted notations for my books.  Most of the references and bibliography do not site original sources but rather derivative ones, that is why there are so many Wooley citations. There also are some major misinformation in this article and can only guess who the editors are. 

Here are the citations  I added. If you do not recognize my authority about this material you might ask James Gleick who quoted my books, properly acknowledging them over 45 times. 

Toole, Betty Alexandra, Biography of Ada Lovelace, 1996 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/37253 
Toole, Betty Alexandra, Ada, the Enchantress of Numbers: Prophet of the Computer Age, Strawberry Press, 1998, 2011, {{ISBN|0-978-912647}}-18-3 (http://www.adatheenchantress.com)

Toole, Betty Alexandra, Ada, The Enchantress of Numbers: Poetical Science, Critical Connection, 2011 {{ISBN|978-0615-398167}}, e-book (http://www.adatheenchantress.com)

Toole, Betty Alexandra, Ada, The Enchantress of Numbers: Poetical Science, Audio book. Narrated by Rosalind Ashford, British Accent, 2013, Audible (whttp://www.adatheenchantress.com)

Please put these citations back as soon as possible so that your readers will know where the originals sources of the material about Ada Lovelace come from.  Then they can make their own decisions as to her proper place in history.
Dr Betty Alexandra Toole I do not see the tilda marks on my computer. {{user|B.A. Toole}}<small>— [[User:B.A. Toole|B.A. Toole]] ([[User talk:B.A. Toole|talk]]&#32;• [[Special:Contributions/B.A. Toole|contribs]]) has made [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account|few or no other edits]] outside this topic. </small>.


References were reinserted without explanation by 1 edit spa <small>— [[Special:Contributions/76.126.130.3|76.126.130.3]] ([[User talk:76.126.130.3|talk]]) has made [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account|few or no other edits]] outside this topic. </small>. Is this IP a [[sock puppet]]? [[User:Xxanthippe|Xxanthippe]] ([[User talk:Xxanthippe|talk]]) 22:59, 8 November 2013 (UTC).
:Thanks for the information [[User:B.A. Toole|B.A. Toole]]. I'll try to take a look at these this weekend (I actually own one of your books already). In the meantime, I'm sure you can understand why we discourage people from adding their own work as citations. Also, could you clarify what material in the article you believe is misinformation? Thanks! [[User:Kaldari|Kaldari]] ([[User talk:Kaldari|talk]]) 23:59, 8 November 2013 (UTC)


{{user|B.A. Toole}}<small>— [[User:B.A. Toole|B.A. Toole]] ([[User talk:B.A. Toole|talk]]&#32;• [[Special:Contributions/B.A. Toole|contribs]]) has made [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account|few or no other edits]] outside this topic. </small>has been <s><small>redacted</small></s><!--vandalizing the article here--> <ins>accidentally commenting in mainspace rather than on the talkpage</ins>.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ada_Lovelace&diff=581107084&oldid=581101097] [[User:Xxanthippe|Xxanthippe]] ([[User talk:Xxanthippe|talk]]) 03:21, 11 November 2013 (UTC).  

'''[[Bowdlerization]]'''. The edit above was not made by me. It was [[bowdlerized]] by an anon. See below.

{{user|B.A. Toole}}<small>— [[User:B.A. Toole|B.A. Toole]] ([[User talk:B.A. Toole|talk]]&#32;• [[Special:Contributions/B.A. Toole|contribs]]) has made [[Wikipedia:Single-purpose account|few or no other edits]] outside this topic. </small>has been vandalizing the article here.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ada_Lovelace&diff=581107084&oldid=581101097] [[User:Xxanthippe|Xxanthippe]] ([[User talk:Xxanthippe|talk]]) 03:21, 11 November 2013 (UTC).

I reinsert the edit I made on 11 November 2013. It is totally inappropriate for another editor to change edits on a talk page unless there is a policy need. If [[user:B. A. Toole]] did indeed make a syntax mistake she is capable of explaining this herself, which she has had a month to do. I cannot see how the anon can know about the motivations and conduct of another editor unless he have has more knowledge of the matter than his anon status would indicate. [[User:Xxanthippe|Xxanthippe]] ([[User talk:Xxanthippe|talk]]) 00:42, 22 December 2013 (UTC).   

:: Oh please, Xxanthippe, she's an expert on Ada, not an expert on wiki-markup-syntax.  She's prolly using a touchscreen with a visual keyb sans tilde, and failed to click talk before she clicked edit, then left the message at the top as is usual with outlook and other replies-go-at-the-bottom computerized communication applications.  [[WP:IMAGINE]] applies here.  [[Special:Contributions/74.192.84.101|74.192.84.101]] ([[User talk:74.192.84.101|talk]]) 22:32, 21 December 2013 (UTC)