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saleha noor

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I want to have clear concept about hybrid computers , i have serched alot this topic on internet but i am not getting clear idea about this.

can any body guide me

what are hybrid computers??

how they differ from other types of computers??

What is their importance ??

applications??

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Hybrid computers combine digital computing and analog computing. I have designed and worked with many different types of computers for more than 40 years and have never come across one. If they are used, I assume they are in very specialised fields.

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Sorry, that's all I know. :(

 

As I say, I have heard of the concept but never encountered or even seen any details of one.


A couple of very old reports:

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how they differ from other types of computers??

 

Ages ago an analog computer could solve mathematical equations far faster than a digital computer. This isn't really true anymore. It also has certain advantages an analog-digital computer could be put in a nuclear bomb and it would still run if hit by an emp. You would have an analog countdown timer to detonation ie a set of gears and a digital computer taking a readout of how long you have until the bomb goes boom. They are also used in nuclear reactors and nuclear launch facilities.

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