roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) (07/30/87)
In article <1891@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes: > operational amplifiers, 10-turn pots, patch cords, and a null meter! > > Sorry, but I had to finish this. Anyone remember ANALOG computers > (especially those "personal" desktop versions made by EIA)? Yes! And if anybody has one they want to give away, I'd love to give it a home. I'd even use it! No better way to get a feel for control systems than to twiddle the knobs and watch your system start to oscillate, blow up, etc. Gives a new (old?) meaning to patching your program, too. -- Roy Smith, {allegra,cmcl2,philabs}!phri!roy System Administrator, Public Health Research Institute 455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016