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PEAC: Practical Electronics Analogue Computer
A collected series of articles from Practical Electronics magazine describing the design, construction, and operation of PEAC (Practical Electronics Analogue Computer), a low-cost, general-purpose transistorised analogue computer intended for amateurs and students. The machine is organized into modular units (A through D) covering power supply, operational amplifiers, integrators, a function generator, and a four-quadrant multiplier, with a full PEAC installation costing around £60 circa 1968. The articles cover theory of analogue computing, circuit descriptions, programming techniques, and example problems including differential equations and mechanical system simulation.
analog computer constructionoperational amplifierselectronic simulationamateur computing