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In this chapter we shall discuss unusual or unconventional computer components, that is, such components which presently have no wide-spread application, but which offer, at least in some respects, potential advantages over conventional components. In addition, some components will be discussed which almost certainly have no practical value. These are included when their operating principle is theoretically interesting, and when the latter might conceivably be used with novel components.
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Gschwind, H.W. (1967). Unusual Computer Components. In: Design of Digital Computers. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3369-9_11
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