This has nothing to do with retro technology. This is about thinking “is using binary really the most efficient way to run every computation we need to do?”, which is really relevant today.
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floo@retrolemmy.com 2 months ago
No, it isn’t. There’s just a passing interest in retro technology
It’ll pass
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
floo@retrolemmy.com 2 months ago
Is it? Binary is not a “analog” vs “digital” thing. “Binary” existed in analog computing for a couple of centuries at least before the concept of “digital“ even existed.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
With “binary” I mean “has two states”, as in discrete, as in digital. You can represent binary bits using analog circuits, but it doesn’t make those circuits binary. What makes these chips different is that they are able to not only represent but actually model continuous functions and values, like physical models.
floo@retrolemmy.com 2 months ago
I think perhaps you might’ve misunderstood my comment, because this is exactly what I was saying. You’re just being a lot more specific in your explanation.
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frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
That doesn’t contradict anything above.
There’s a company pushing their hybrid analog/digital chip for real use cases. I dunno if it’s going to be successful, but it’s not retro.
floo@retrolemmy.com 1 month ago
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EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 months ago
@retrolemmyusername…hm…
sploosh@lemmy.world 2 months ago
New, programmable analog chips that perform basic sound processing aren’t retro. The article is worth reading.
FauxLiving@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Or, if you can’t read, Veritasium did a video: youtu.be/GVsUOuSjvcg
floo@retrolemmy.com 1 month ago
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