Analog programmer/controllers have been around for decades. Go into any antique electronics shop or part warehouse stocking old equipment, and you’re going to find everything to operate with including knobs, switches, sliders and buttons. For probably most of the 20 th century, these assemblies worked fine. However, when the computer age arrived, capabilities expanded. And that required better interface controls. For a bit, analog parts could be programmed for different settings, but eventually a better interface was needed. Ergo, the keyboard arrived. Unfortunately, the keyboards for controllers were a truncated system for just numbers. Type in a code and it would reference a pre-determined table of commands. True digital interaction wasn’t possible yet. Eventually, better screens, more interface button options, and more commands were included, but hanging onto analog was still part of the industrial culture. It worked, it was reliable, and analog controls seemed to be more dep...
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