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05-04-2020, 11:19 PM | #1 | |
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May 5th, 2020 : AKAT-1
The AKAT-1, a Polish made analog computer from 1959.
The world's first differential equations analyzer based on transistors. Quote:
so his creations were not produced and he wouldn’t get personal credit. He said OK, I’ll be a pig farmer, and in 1981 they let him move to Switzerland. link link
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05-05-2020, 02:40 PM | #2 |
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Wondering what the strip on the floor is for/what it says/does...
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05-05-2020, 03:36 PM | #3 |
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I'm curious what kind of display, or "output device" that is, but I can't find any details on it.
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05-05-2020, 06:11 PM | #4 |
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looks like the xy coordinate system on which one might plot the points of a differential equation
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05-05-2020, 10:50 PM | #5 |
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Probably up on the screen.
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05-06-2020, 02:45 PM | #6 | |
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I can't tell if there's anything meaningful in the dots in the strip on the floor. I think it's more likely that someone chose the pattern because it looks kinda cool, and is appropriate for the computer room. |
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05-06-2020, 03:05 PM | #7 | |
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Apologies for not posting a link but presently on a superannuated iPad which doesn't lend itself to such niceties. Perhaps a fellow Dwellar would be kind enough to step into the breach?
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05-06-2020, 03:07 PM | #8 |
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I believe it's 2 over 4. Looks like the punched tape used for input on early NC machines in the machine shop.
The ASC II is 3 over 5.
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05-06-2020, 09:24 PM | #9 |
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It is 2 over 4. I can't count. And there was even something way, way back in my memory saying that it was some kind of tape, but once I thought it was 2 over 5, I thought of the abacus.
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05-06-2020, 10:26 PM | #10 |
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This site has always been a group effort, lord knows I make enough mistakes to keep a bunch of editors busy.
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