Abstract
This chapter discusses the auxiliary apparatus. For the operation of an analogue computer, not only are the constituent computing components required, but also equipment for their interconnection and setting-up, and for providing the necessary power supplies are required. Also, a considerable range of so-called peripheral apparatus for generating input wave-forms, observing and recording output voltages, and monitoring or performance checking instruments are necessary. With the advent of considerable commercial activity in the production and sale of analogue computers, and the widespread use of these machines, the most notable recent advances have taken place in the development of the auxiliary apparatus. The proper design and orientation of this peripheral equipment can make or mar the success of an analogue computer, almost in spite of the inherent computational accuracy that may be achieved from its d.c. amplifiers. This chapter presents what ergonomists term the “interface” problem, that is, the effectiveness of the interconnection between the human operator and the machine.
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