Spacewar! (was Re: Laser display...)

From: Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun Feb 20 14:55:53 2005

On Sun, 2005-02-20 at 12:49 -0700, woodelf wrote:
> Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>
> >This is totally questionable. While the design may operate like a digital
> >computer, it uses entirely analog techniques to produce the digital
> >results. Everything the box does is a result of analog circuitry.
> >
> >
> Well so do transistors and most tubes and even IC's. I think relays are
> the only real
> DIGITAL parts out there. :)

Presumably relays are prone to contact bounce as much as switches
though, thereby introducing an analogue component into things :)
Received on Sun Feb 20 2005 - 14:55:53 GMT