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Hello, 1st I don't want to put this as an alternative to mindstorns but since I don't have mindstorms and the money for the starter kit I was thinking after seeing a web of old analog computers, Is it possible to do a programble analog computer with (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) So... another nerd joins the fray! ;) It's not such a crazy idea, actually... and there have been many different attempts at building computing devices out of LEGO in the past, of varying degrees of complexity and usefullness I'm not too sure (...) (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) No, it isn't a crazy idea. It's been wonderfully done with Meccano: (URL) it would be a great challenge indeed to come up with one using all LEGO! C S Soh (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello Chio, Monday, November 1, 2004, 8:21:46 PM, you wrote: (...) CSS> No, it isn't a crazy idea. It's been wonderfully done with Meccano: CSS> (URL) However, it would be a great challenge indeed to come up with one using all CSS> LEGO! CSS> C S (...) (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It's also been done with TinkerToys, another construction toy that I loved as a kid. (URL) do a google search for "tinkertoy computer"...) JohnG, GMLTC (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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There is a lot of confusion here. There are three things to decide upon: 1) Analog or Digital. 2) Mechanical or Electronic (or Pnuematic or Hydraulic or...whatever). 3) Programmable or Fixed Function. The Meccano machine referred to earlier is most (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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in reflection of what the surrondings know about neural networks and corelation with the old days of analog computers. I feeel its just to connect the dots... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eduardo Vazquez Harte" <eduvazhar@telefonica.net> To: (...) (20 years ago, 6-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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