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From: Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homepage@gmail.com>
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On Apr 25, 9:09=A0am, "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mail...@dmitry-kazakov.de>
wrote:

> No, it is a catastrophic approximation because linear system cannot
> oscillate.

What? A simple hanging spring can oscillate while being purely linear.
There are also capacitors connected with coils, etc.

> Take Newtonian mechanics and use it to describe the computer hardware as =
a
> physical system.

Easy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DyzJqYl9EHgA

See also related videos, they are all fun. And instructive.

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Maciej Sobczak * http://www.msobczak.com * http://www.inspirel.com