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    Re: A better full adder! —Kevin L. Clague
   (...) Geat job Mark! I started out with a 14 piston, seven switch full adder, and by piggybacking off each others ideas, you've gotten us down to 2 pistons and a handfull of switches. Absolutely amazing! Unless I come up with some revolutionary (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: A better full adder! —Mark Tarrabain
     (...) Not sure if there's an algorithm, per se... but here's how I do it. Conceptually, I think of the backwards switch arrangement as an XOR gate. Input (from the output valves) will only be accepted from either the top or bottom valve. In general, (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
    
         Re: A better full adder! —Kevin L. Clague
     (...) Yes. Thanks. I'll have to try some of my own designs to really comprehend it. I learn by doing (and failing ;^). (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: A better full adder! —Mark Tarrabain
   (...) Like I'm done? Just wait til I get my hands on some real ones... :) >> Mark (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: A better full adder! —Kevin L. Clague
   (...) Nope.... I was pretty sure you were not done. Neither am I. I'm just grateful for what you've done so far. It was pretty lonely there for a while in pneumatic computing land. I'm happy for the company and the inventiveness. (...) I ordered an (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
 

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