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Re: Variations on the "ADDER SUBTRACTOR" ("differtrans" ?)
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 04:04:56 GMT
Original-From: 
Peter Hesketh <pbh@phesk{nomorespam}.demon.co.uk>
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In article <F68MH0.CAq@lugnet.com>, Cyberia <cyberia@erols.com> writes
I must say I had a lot of fun doing this, but I hate the term
"adder-subtractor" (no offense to Leo). We should coin a shorter term for
referral to this design and it's variations.

May I suggest "sumdiff"?  It describes the action (it takes the sum and
the difference) and diff is short for differential too.
--
Regards - Peter Hesketh, Mynyddbach, Mon.
Forty reasons why a dog is better than a woman: number 21
"When a dog gets old and starts to snap at you incessantly, you can
shoot it."
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  Re: Variations on the "ADDER SUBTRACTOR" ("differtrans" ?)
 
I think we need to get the original builder to change the name. I would feel guilty about doing so, I did not invent this thing... -- SeeYa ! ---...--- Jim ---...--- Hello... Is this thing on ? Peter Hesketh wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Variations on the "ADDER SUBTRACTOR" ("differtrans" ?)
 
Hi, fello legoroboticists. My son Michael has a web page via Geocities, where we decided to begin to assemble various lego oddities to share with other enthusiasts. Much interest has centered around the "adder/subtractor" transmission, a design that (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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