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From: timd@fenian.dell.com (Tim Deagan)
Subject: Re: Fluidics...
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In article 13553@amoco.com, zjoc01@hou.amoco.com (Jack O. Coats) writes:
>Back when I was a kid, I remember 'fluidics' was a big deal, but havn't heard
>much about it in several years.  It allowed fluid powered logic devices.  (A fluid
>in this case is anything that flows, air from a vacume cleaner exhaust is what 
>I used as a power supply for some balsa wood 'flip flops' I made years ago.)
>
>I always thought that it would be interesting to use fluidic devices to control
>system like robotics.
>

I did a science fair project in '75 on fluidics, what fun!  I learned
about it from a display at NASA by the air force who used fluidic 
computers for control of planes at funky altitudes.  They had some
beautifully machined micro valves and such.  It was most cool.

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