19 Jun
1998
19 Jun
'98
4:01 p.m.
Allison J Parent wrote:
<> Mechanical: man or motor powered, bars cams, wheels
<> Electric: Relays, steppers, solonoids and contacts has logic tree.
<> Electronic: uses active devices, tubes, transistors, ICs some types of
<> diodes and neon filled tubes.
<
<A good definition, I could agree, althrough I've seen
<Electric and Electronic the same, since a relay isn't
<diferent from a transistor or a tube for the effekt
<(beside the current).
The distinction for the last two is significant from a design and speed
standpoint. the design process is very different at the detail level.
Yah, with a relay-based system, a one-hertz clock speed would be
setting a record.
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