A computer that processes analog data is known as an analog computer. Analog computers store information in physical quantities in a continuous format and use measurements to perform computation.
Could updated analog computer technology – popular from about 1940-1970 –be developed to build high-speed CPUs for certain specialized applications? Researchers at the Defense Advanced Research ...
See EDN article “A virtual analog computer for your desktop” for more details. Click here to download a “.zip” file. This kit will allow you to run the analog computer program “Figure 6” in LTspiceIV.