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The HYCOMP Hybrid Analog/Digital Computing System
Sales and technical brochure for the HYCOMP Hybrid Analog/Digital Computing System, a joint offering from Packard Bell Computer and Computer Products, Inc. The system combines the CPI Mark III analog computer with the Packard Bell PB440 stored-logic digital computer, linked via a high-speed analog-digital conversion subsystem (up to 128 A/D channels at 25 Kcps, 128 D/A channels at 100 Kcps, 14/15-bit resolution, better than 0.05% accuracy), binary signal control/sense lines, and the DIDAC automatic remote I/O controller. The brochure covers system architecture, the HYCOMP I/O controller, conversion link specifications, software macro commands for hybrid operation, and application areas including aerospace simulation, sampled-data systems, and optimization.