[cctalk] Re: the 1968 how to build a working digital computer

On Jul 22, 2024, at 10:30 PM, dwight via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote: At the last vcf here in California a fellow, I forget the name, brought in two tables that connected together, could generate a damped sine wave. It used mostly Manco erector like parts. It had some really great 0 backlash torque multipliers. They had to be finely tuned so as to have almost 0 load on the integrating disk. WW2 fire control computers were used on US battle ships. They had to compensate for things like coriolis effects, mass, distance and charge. Dwight