Re: SPACE: Beyond Apollo

From: Robert Bradbury (bradbury@genebee.msu.su)
Date: Thu Apr 20 2000 - 20:33:05 MDT


On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Spike Jones wrote:

> > GBurch1@aol.com wrote:...the complexity of the ENGINES was
> > pretty damned high -- amazing machines, they were, with lots of analog logic
> > built into the hydraulic systems.
>
> Analog logic which we dont use any more and would be expensive to
> reproduce. Better to use modern equivalents to those engines. spike

Spike, I wouldn't say that with anyone from "Analog Devices" in
the room. There are still quite a few analog engineers around
though they are many fewer in number than the digital folks at
this point.

Robert



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