6 May
2006
6 May
'06
3:19 p.m.
- 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?
Quite liekly (remember that at the time the EC-1 was made, pocket
calculators didn't exist!). Anyway, it was designed as an educational
machine, to teach the principles of analogue computing.
The wiring on my EC1 is lethal : i plan to mount a IEC
socket so I can
use regular modern-day earthed mains cable. Sacrilege or common sense ?
Since I run my classic computers, I feel that any modifications for
safety (either for me, or of the machine) should always be made. I alwas
add earth wires, etc where I feel them to be appropriate.
-tony