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What Is a Hybrid Computer and Why
A short introductory article explaining the rationale for hybrid computing, contrasting analog and digital techniques, and describing a specific hybrid installation comprising EAI PACE 231R and 221R analog computers interfaced to a 4130 digital computer. The document lists the component inventory of the hybrid system (integrators, multipliers, potentiometers, function generators, A/D and D/A converters, logic trunks) and illustrates a practical application: using the hybrid system to model and optimise an industrial chemical process without interrupting production.
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