Sujet : Re: The joy of FORTRAN
De : bowman (at) *nospam* montana.com (rbowman)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 08. Mar 2025, 21:37:19
Autres entêtes
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On Sat, 08 Mar 2025 14:42:42 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> writes:
On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 00:21:15 -0500, c186282 wrote:
Relay logic was sort of fun. You were building state machines with
relays,
Eagle Signal electro-mechanical timers, limit switches, and so forth. I
never did it but even more fascinating were some of the complex machines
that were all cams, levers, gears, and springs except for the drive
motor.
I use and repair relay logic even in these digital times:
https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/target-pool
Real solenoids, lacing twine, DCC wire, and multi-contact steppers! The
past lives on.
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