Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Last I remember, that was the running definition. I think "electronic" was first used in the 10s or 20s to differentiate between the active RF and oscillator circuits in which a small voltage swing across a grid is used to create a large one across high voltage plates, and the pure RCL circuits used in power, lighting, toasters, vaccums and electric motors. See Ya Javier - --- Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > Javier, > > > By definition, an electronic circuit is one in > which > > amplification takes place. > > Whose definition? Technically, anything that uses > electrons is electronic. > But in common use, electronic is construed as uses > active circuitry (as in > transistors), as opposed to simply passive > (resistors and capacitors). You > don't have to have amplification to be an active > circuit though. I believe > I understand what you mean now, but disagree with > your definition of > "electronic". > > > With a good working knowledge of Boolean math it > is > > possible to make a digital computer which is > purely > > electric, > > I believe you need a LOT more than simply Boolean > math for that project! > > Regards, > > Austin > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html