7 May
1998
7 May
'98
9:12 a.m.
Ok, ignore the physical aspects which would allow or
prevent the
alteration of the computer. Logically, the code (function) is removed
from the CPU (circuitry). In an analog circuit, the circuit IS the code
AND the executor. A digital computer has a definite distinction between
the code and the executor.
I was not going to jump into this "cat vs. dog" argument, but...
Most analog computers are programmed by a plugboard, or a matrix of analog
crossbar switches - that is the "code".
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net