The totally off-topic thread

[Princess Fiona]

That depends on whether one is constructing an SR, JK, D or T type flip-flop, of course.

The first step is to construct the NOR or NAND gates required for the sequential logic circuit, and the simplest of those would be a basic emitter-follower, so probably start with NPN . Then add a diode and drain resistors and you're pretty much there.

I am totally lost! What language is this??

 

[drron]

I am totally lost! What language is this??

This is IT special code language to keep us mere mortals in the dark.
methinks sometimes they have the US/Europe version of a thong pulled up too tight.:shock:

 

[serfty]

I am totally lost! What language is this??

"Electro Boolean"!

 

[Princess Fiona]

You mean like Borat's mankini ?

 

[Princess Fiona]

Sorry that was meant to quote drrron but the iPhone stuffed up ( again) !

 

[NM]

I am totally lost! What language is this??

This is IT special code language to keep us mere mortals in the dark.
methinks sometimes they have the US/Europe version of a thong pulled up too tight.:shock:

Nothing to do with IT here ... just plain old electronics design.

Mind you, without Flip-Flop design, your computer would not be much chop

 

[markis10]

This is IT special code language to keep us mere mortals in the dark.
methinks sometimes they have the US/Europe version of a thong pulled up too tight.:shock:

Electronics actually, you know, the language nerds (and others) spoke before Gates and co came along . To go totally off topic, I wonder how many people realise that Microsoft sold DOS to IBM before they owned it?

 

[drron]

Electronics actually, you know, the language nerds (and others) spoke before Gates and co came along . To go totally off topic, I wonder how many people realise that Microsoft sold DOS to IBM before they owned it?

If its an advance on smoke signals it all means the same to me.

 

[markis10]

If its an advance on smoke signals it all means the same to me.

Smoke Signals do have one advantage - no flat batteries, but the start up time is not great.

 

[serfty]

Of course, smoke signals are a prehistoric attempt to force digital out of an inherently analogue system. The main issue being the smoke can not be static.

Note that every character you type is represented by at least 8 such 'flip-flops' - imagine eight North American Indians standing in a row over smoking fires; each with a blanket ...

 

[NM]

Where they went wrong with smoke signals is they let the smoke out of the closed loop system. We all know that its actually smoke that travels through the wires of electrical devices. Its obvious - just look at the excess smoke that the power generation companies can't squeeze into the power cables and they have to release into the atmosphere.

We all know that once the smoke comes out of the cables inside an electrical device, its not going to work properly. The trick is to ensure the smoke remains inside the wires and does not get out. That way the device should be able to continue to work properly.

Now, going back to smoke signals as a binary communication protocol, the biggest problem is the low bit rate and lack of error correction capability.

 

[serfty]

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Now, going back to smoke signals as a binary communication protocol, the biggest problem is the low bit rate and lack of error correction capability.

Maybe a 9th smoke stack for parity?

 

[NM]

Maybe a 9th smoke stack for parity?

Synchronous or asynchronous mode?

 

[serfty]

Actually, I think they employed EBCDIC with two parity bits to indicate synchronousity which was variable (depending on wind direct and fuel supply).

They kept the 9th smokestack for redundancy.

 

[straitman]

As i said only a minute ago on another thread:

Yeah, what ever :!:

 

[straitman]

As I said only a couple of minutes ago on another thread:

Yeah, what ever you said :!:

 

[NM]

Actually, I think they employed EBCDIC with two parity bits to indicate synchronousity which was variable (depending on wind direct and fuel supply).

They kept the 9th smokestack for redundancy.

I thought they may have duplicated the data transmission using RAID0, thus proving that it was all just smoke and mirrors :mrgreen:

 

[NM]

As i said only a minute ago on another thread:

Yeah, what ever :!:

As I said only a couple of minutes ago on another thread:

Yeah, what ever you said :!:

we heard you the first time

 

[Princess Fiona]

Wow with patter like this I can't wait to attend my first AFF do, I'll have to bring my own interpreter !lol!

 

[drron]

As i said only a minute ago on another thread:

Yeah, what ever :!:

sorry I lit a fire under them!