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gregsadetskytoday at 5:05 AM2 repliesview on HN

Thank you so much everyone, this is something I've worked on for a few years on and off -- I posted about it here in a Show HN a few hours ago [0]

The biggest unlock was finding Willy McAllister's excellent Circuit Sandbox [1], which provides the Minivac Simulator's underlying electrical math. I tried so many approaches to simulate electricity (a doomed DIY approach, Falstad, Spice...) but Circuit Sandbox's DC analysis did the job perfectly.

Ping me for questions, and would love to read your feedback!

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45945762

[1] https://spinningnumbers.org/a/circuit-sandbox.html


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mrandishtoday at 6:30 PM

Thanks for making this! Love the manuals too. It reminds me of the Radio Shack 150-in-one electronics kit I had as a kid.

JKCalhountoday at 12:44 PM

Super cool. And thanks for links to the original manuals for those that want to take a deep dive.

Feature request: I was wanting for a bit more sound… I mean, when I see "relay computer", I'm heading there for lots of soft clicks.

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