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Subject: [OM] [OT] What is a computer?
From: Chris Barrett <cpbarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 14:29:28 +0100
William Sommerwerck wrote:

>Electronic analog computers were used for many years until digital computers
>became fast enough to handle integral and differential equations with
>reasonable accuracy. Heath even sold an analog computer kit, ca. 1960.
>


I believe analogue computing was used for some of the aerodynamic simulation of 
Concorde.

Chris Barrett
Malvern


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