10 May
2001
10 May
'01
3:17 p.m.
In my continuing effort to keep the discussion from
becoming too digital, I want to point out a wonderful
article I just found. This article cover the history
of mechanical analog computers in general and
specifically the mechanical analog fire control
computers developed by the Ford Instruments Company
from it's founding in 1915 up to the dawn of electronic
analog computing in the 1940s.
Hello,
I just found some TM 9 tech manuals for the M9 and M10 directors (the big
guys that shot down many V1 buzz bombs, along with SCR-584 radars). I am
going to scan them shortly. Interested in a copy of what I have? Its not
a complete set, but it is a start. I have been prodded to move up the
fire control and gyro manuals up in the "to scan" queue.
And I know this is a long shot, but do you have any docs on the TDC
(Torpedo Data Computer) Mk 3? The Pampanito folks are looking for an
original, as their black and white copy does not have the color coded
diagrams.
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org