7 May
1998
7 May
'98
8:23 a.m.
On Thu, 7 May 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:
On Thu, 7 May 1998, William Donzelli wrote:
I knew I shouldn't have added that last sentence. You got me. I'll have
to re-group.
Er, wait. The last sentence stands. I was referring to a sentence that
wasn't quoted.
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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".