Comment on Analog computing is undergoing a resurgence

floo@retrolemmy.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• sploosh@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  New, programmable analog chips that perform basic sound processing aren’t retro. The article is worth reading.

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  • FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Or, if you can’t read, Veritasium did a video: youtu.be/GVsUOuSjvcg

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• EnsignWashout@startrek.website ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  @retrolemmy username…hm…

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• floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  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 ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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.

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    • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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.

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      • floo@retrolemmy.com ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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.

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