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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2025 20:40:56 +0100
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On 05/04/2025 20:22, c186282 wrote:
> Analog ... it still may have certain uses, however for
>    chain operations the accumulated errors WILL getcha.
>    Might be a 'near' or 'finely-quantitized' sort of
>    analog - 100,000 distinct, non-drifting, states that
>    for some practical purposes LOOKS like traditional
>    analog. So long as you don't need TOO many decimal
>    points ......
  Analogue multiplication is the holy grail and can be dome using the 
exponential characteristics of bipolar transistors

https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ADL5391.pdf

>    Finally ... non-binary computing, eight or ten states
>    per "bit". Fewer operations, fewer gates twiddling,
>    better efficiency anyhow, potentially better speed. But
>    doing it with anything like traditional semiconductors,
>    cannot see how.
Non binary computing is essentially analogue computing

It is already done in Flash RAM where more than two states of the memory 
capacitors are possible

Massive arrays of non linear analogue circuits for modelling things like 
the Navier Stokes equations would be possible: Probably make a better 
stab at climate modelling then the existing shite.

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      - George Orwell