Unusual Analog Computer

Gordon JC Pearce gordonjcp at gjcp.net
Sun Nov 6 11:34:09 CST 2005


Mvpearson1 at aol.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>     I wonder if anyone here could help us.  We have an analog computer in our 
> collection that was built by LAN-Electronics in England in the mid-1960's.  
> It has a number of unusual features including a phone dial on the front of each 
> of the patchboards (for data entry?) and some very small inputs for the 
> patchcords (the patchcords for the PACE TR-10 or TR-20 are way too big).  Anyone 
> have any information on this or any ideas about the computer?  We'd appreciate 
> the help.  You can find pics of it at www.earlycomputers.com.
>     thanks,
>            Michael 
> 

Re the "missing" letters on the dial - my GPO Type 706 phone has the 
same letters.  It's a UK thing.

Gordon.



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