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To: JoeFromSidney

Analog computers are pretty fast.


4 posted on 05/02/2009 6:33:35 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: Paladin2

I once toured a battleship and the analog computers (gears) were unbelievable. When the USS Pennsylvania was rebuilt in the’80s, they left the gear computers alone. Could not be improved upon at that time.


5 posted on 05/02/2009 6:39:20 PM PDT by american_ranger (Never ever use DirecTV)
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