[Noisebridge-discuss] freaking sweet analaog computing

Walter Funk marybraindoe at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 10 20:26:33 UTC 2009


Analog computers can do A LOT! Even in ways that digital can't approach. The 'brain' for processing 3D images on my Hologlyphics 3D display system is a custom built, hard wired analog computer. Much faster than any current PC and go.

Analog computers can also have, infinite resolution, great for crazy differential equations. They were used a bunch for missile guidance, so lots of patches involving gravity and physical motion/modeling were developed, way back in the 50's and even before.

~Walter


--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jonathan Lassoff <jof at thejof.com> wrote:

> From: Jonathan Lassoff <jof at thejof.com>
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] freaking sweet analaog computing
> To: "skye estes" <skye.estes at gmail.com>
> Cc: "noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net" <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 5:10 AM
> Encapsulated within
> <eab3271b0902092103p40498c7fxb292742ebbe6d60c at mail.gmail.com>
> on Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 09:03:37PM -0800, skye estes
> <skye.estes at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > i'm not sure if anyone is into analog computing,
> but i found this video and
> > was pretty amazed.
> >
> http://ericarcher.net/devices/analog-computer-bouncing-ball/
> > 
> 
> Got to love those low-Hz rips at the end of the bounce.
> Cool project!
> 
> --j
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