8 May
2006
8 May
'06
7:27 p.m.
From: "Tim Shoppa" <tshoppa at
wmata.com>
Reply-To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic
Posts"<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Heathkit EC-1 bootdisk wanted ( sort off..)
Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 11:18:18 -0400
Jos wrote:
Ya, I'd like to see him solve the state of three loosely coupled
oscillators with his calculator. One can do this with the EC-1.
The lack of a multiplier is a tough one for more complicated operations.
Still some non-linear things ca be done with a diode, as is done in
the bouncing ball.
Dwight
- Is it just my impression, or is any problem I
can tackle with an
EC-1
much faster handled with a pocketcalculator or a
slide rule?
The true value of analog computers comes in when you stop dealing
with "static" math and start dealing with "dynamic" math.
.