Sujet : Re: The joy of Technology
De : bowman (at) *nospam* montana.com (rbowman)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 06. Nov 2024, 02:42:30
Autres entêtes
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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...
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_RestorationEnough 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.