[sdiy] Ebay keybaord and analog computer

[Lewis Bupp]

This thing looks wild... what exactly could you do with it? How did it work?


>From: "anthony" <aankrom at bluemarble.net>
>To: "Tim Parkhurst" <tparkhurst at siliconbandwidth.com>,        
><synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Ebay keybaord and analog computer
>Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:44:14 -0500
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Parkhurst" 
><tparkhurst at siliconbandwidth.com>
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>>And a VERY interesting Analog Computer! Apparently some sort of Navy
>>training device, this could be a blast to tinker with. It includes an 
>>8-bit
>>d/a, an 8-bit a/d, 2 summer-integrators, 2 summers, 1 diff amp, 1
>>comparator, 1 multiplier and a function generator. A little bit of 
>>patching
>>(it uses banana plugs), and you've got a synth voice!
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&item=5181180125&
>>rd=1
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>Ah the line wrap won't hurt that last bit. eBay doesn't really need it.
>But that LOOKS like I want my gear to look. A little oldish and wonky, but 
>too cool to care.
>You just can't buy that look new. Although a lot of the gear being made now 
>looks awesome anyway.
>But the way my mind works I couldn't abide modules that looked too similar.
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