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On Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:20:00 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> I came across a book describing how you can set up cams and linkages to
> perform various mathematical functions.  Fascinating in a "lost art"
> sort of way...

Analog computers were sliding into history when I was in school but they 
lingered on for a while, even as Heathkits.

https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/May2016_Heathkit_Restoration

Enough patch cords and you could do anything. Heath was rebooted a couple 
of years ago and seems to be hanging on.

https://shop.heathkit.com/

I've got enough problems soldering headers on a Pico with 3X magnifiers so 
my kit building days are in the past but I hope they can carry on.