Gene Buckle wrote:
>
> > If the captions on the pictures (very nice, by the way) are correct, this
> Thanks.
>
> > simulator isn't an analog computer at all by the definition I'm familiar
> > with. It uses tubes and relays, which are discrete digital components
> > (they're either on or off, with no states in between). An analog computer
> > as I understand it is something like a differential analyser, which uses
> > rollers and turntables which have (virtually) infinite states, depending on
> > how finely you can measure. Another example of an analog device would be a
> > slide rule.
>
> Hmmm. I guess you'd be right. I just may have to update those pages. :)
I wouldn't be so quick to do so. The prior post notwithstanding, while it's
possible to use some tubes as bipolar devices there were certainly all sorts of
analog computers that used tubes as voltage amps, op amps and comparators.
If forced to classify (based on vintage, application and technology) this beast
as analog, digital or hybred I'd certainly call it analog.
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