Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id UAA08789 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:54:59 +0100 Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:33:26 +0100 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: analog computing = useless hypothesis Message-ID: <20010417203326.A779@ii01.org> References: <20010412195116.C1393@reborntechnology.co.uk> <038f01c0c3a4$16fb6180$235c2a42@jrmolloy> <20010413095450.A1309@reborntechnology.co.uk> <07c301c0c45c$f4ca2e20$235c2a42@jrmolloy> <20010414101154.A979@reborntechnology.co.uk> <0ade01c0c5ad$5ecd49a0$235c2a42@jrmolloy> <20010415152350.A1005@reborntechnology.co.uk> <0d6a01c0c5bc$dea2ab20$235c2a42@jrmolloy> <20010417131902.B1691@ii01.org> <026001c0c766$a664f640$6c5d2a42@jrmolloy> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <026001c0c766$a664f640$6c5d2a42@jrmolloy>; from jr@shasta.com on Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 10:48:17AM -0700 From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 10:48:17AM -0700, J. R. Molloy wrote:
> From: "Robin Faichney" <robin@ii01.org>
> > You've admitted that analog computers do exist.
>
> Wrong. I haven't admitted any such thing.
>
> Look closely enough at any so-called "analog" computer, and you'll see that it
> operates via digital means.
Do you claim that there is no significant difference between discrete
and continuous systems, or don't you?
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