Re: The joy of Technology

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...

Analog computers were sliding into history when I was in school but they
lingered on for a while, even as Heathkits.

https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/May2016_Heathkit_Restoration

Enough patch cords and you could do anything. Heath was rebooted a couple
of years ago and seems to be hanging on.

https://shop.heathkit.com/

I've got enough problems soldering headers on a Pico with 3X magnifiers so
my kit building days are in the past but I hope they can carry on.