Sujet : Re: The joy of Technology
De : ldo (at) *nospam* nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 05. Nov 2024, 23:26:15
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On Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:20:00 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
I came across a book describing how you can set up cams and linkages to
perform various mathematical functions. Fascinating in a "lost art"
sort of way...
Not a “lost art” at all. What you have (re)discovered is the concept of
the “analog computer”, which solves physical problems by using certain
physical quantities (e.g. the position of a wheel or lever, or a voltage
at a terminal) as “analogues” of physical variables in the actual system
to be solved.
See also <
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Machine>.
Re: The joy of Technology
Re: The joy of Technology