Babbage created the more complex ‘Analytical Machine’

Charles Babbage saw the potential for "an entirely new engine containing much more broad capacities" in a new industrial weaving method. The Joseph-Marie Jacquard machine automated pattern weaving by employing a set of punched cards to give instructions to a loom. It was first patented by a French weaver and businessman in 1804.

The creation of Jacquard revolutionized the textile industry and served as a forerunner to contemporary computing. The Analytical Machine, which Babbage used to solidify his legacy, was directly inspired by it. Compared to the Difference Engine, the Analytical Machine was more sophisticated and capable of doing far more complex tasks. It achieved this by using Jacquard-style punched cards and a memory unit with 1,000 50-digit number slots. Although Babbage didn't finish his Analytical Machine, everything was planned to be steam-powered.