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“One might suppose that analog computers would be more powerful, since they can represent a continuum of values, whereas digital computers can represent data only as discrete numbers. However, this apparent advantage disappears if we take a closer look. A true continuum is unrealizable in the physical world. The problem with analog computers is that their signals can achieve only a limited degree of accuracy.”

William Daniel Hillis, The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work
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The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work by William Daniel Hillis
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