ggdad1951 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Posted March 18, 2014 interesting article and films about mechanical computers and concepts for use on Battleships... http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/gears-of-war-when-mechanical-analog-computers-ruled-the-waves/ Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 18, 2014 Report Posted March 18, 2014 If you have never seen one of these systems in person much less work on them as I did many years ago as DoD Navy Fire Control you will be in for a major shock at their ability to do the job they did...simply amazing Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Posted March 20, 2014 yah, those are cool, I'm sure no kids in college these days would not have a CLUE how to build something like that anymore. Quote
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