2 Jun
2016
2 Jun
'16
10:11 a.m.
Hi All
I saw a video about the systems used in 1950's and 1960's
bombers for navigation and bomb aiming.
I think they could be classed as a computer even lacking a stored
program. I just wondered if anybody had collected or restored such
equipment.
I once heard an old retired SAC US Air force guy describe them as a "box
of cogs". Boy was he right
Rod Smallwood
2 Jun
2 Jun
10:26 a.m.
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Subject: Mechanalog systems
Hi All
I saw a video about the systems used in 1950's and 1960's bombers
for
navigation and bomb aiming.
I think they could be classed as a computer even lacking a stored program. I
just wondered if anybody had collected or restored such equipment.
I once heard an old retired SAC US Air force guy describe them as a "box of
cogs". Boy was he right
Rod Smallwood
Many are basically "Analog Computers". I was offered one by
"Woodchips" on the VCF forums, might be worth asking if he still has it...
.. interesting history...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Pollen#Jutland_and_Jellicoe
Dave
11:13 a.m.
On Jun 2, 2016, at 1:11 PM, Rod Smallwood
<rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com> wrote:
Hi All
I saw a video about the systems used in 1950's and 1960's bombers for
navigation and bomb aiming.
I think they could be classed as a computer even lacking a stored program. I just
wondered if anybody had collected or restored such equipment.
I once heard an old retired SAC US Air force guy describe them as a "box of
cogs". Boy was he right
I don't know the air craft kind, but the Navy used analog computers for gunnery.
There's an excellent training film online:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1i-dnAH9Y4
paul
11:20 a.m.
On 2016-06-02 3:13 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
The Royal Navy (UK) also had one called the "Admiralty Fire Control
Clock" they where also used by the Royal Canadian Navy and likely the
Royal Australian Navy as well. The WWII fire control center for the
land based harbour defences here in Halifax had one or two as well.
They took several people to operate with each person inputting their
assigned parameter. For a time in his RCN career my father-in-law's
action station was the "wind" on the fire control clock.
Paul.
On Jun 2,
2016, at 1:11 PM, Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com> wrote:
Hi All
I saw a video about the systems used in 1950's and 1960's bombers for
navigation and bomb aiming.
I think they could be classed as a computer even lacking a stored program. I just
wondered if anybody had collected or restored such equipment.
I once heard an old retired SAC US Air force guy describe them as a "box of
cogs". Boy was he right
I don't know the air craft kind, but the Navy used
analog computers for gunnery. There's an excellent training film online:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1i-dnAH9Y4
paul
11:49 a.m.
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Fra: "Rod Smallwood" <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com>
Hi All
I saw a video about the systems used in 1950's and 1960's
bombers for navigation and bomb aiming.
I think they could be classed as a computer even lacking a stored program.
I just wondered if anybody had collected or restored such equipment.
I once heard an old retired SAC US Air force guy describe them as a "box
of cogs". Boy was he right
Rod Smallwood
There is one at the danish Cold War mujseum at Stevnsfortet, believed to be
complete. I believe there is one too at Langelandsfort. The one at
Stevnsfortet covered the Oresund, preventing eastblock countries to leave
the Baltic. For that reason, it was a prime target for nukes.
/Nico
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