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Article #11870Re: Pneumatic computers (yes, air-pressure powered)
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge
Date: Thu, 30 May 1991 00:26
Date: Thu, 30 May 1991 00:26
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peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes: >In article <1991May24.231620.15367@digi.lonestar.org>, crichmon@digi.lonestar.org (Charles Richmond) writes: >> I would like to learn about the construction and technology >> involved with these pneumatic machines. > >There was a Scientific American article on it 10 or so years ago. Check your >local library. Pre-'80s Scientific Americans are fun to read anyway. More like 20 years I think - I think it was in one of my late-60's early-70's issues I saw it in. Other similarly dated SciAm's have articles on acoustic holography and the suchlike. -- jeremy@softway.sw.oz.au ph:+61 2 698 2322-x122 fax:+61 2 699 9174 "Hi Barbie, I'm your plastique surgeon, Roger. Are you ready for your Semtex augmentation?"... "John Thompson died for you" society meets now. I opine for the fjords, nothing else.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!munnari.oz.au!metro!cluster!swift!jeremy From: jeremy@sw.oz.au (Jeremy Fitzhardinge) Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.misc Subject: Re: Pneumatic computers (yes, air-pressure powered) Keywords: Van Alyn,ancient Message-ID: <jeremy.675563161@softway.sw.oz.au> Date: 30 May 91 00:26:01 GMT References: <1991May24.231620.15367@digi.lonestar.org> <_1KBHZB@xds13.ferranti.com> Sender: news@softway.sw.oz.au (Usenet) Organization: Softway Pty Ltd Lines: 18