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I say they're digital due to having only on/off for the most part.
For a real example of an analog computer, look at an old-style electric meter on the side of a house. It has a spinning disk that spins faster if more current is being drawn. Over time, it measures "the area under the curve" where the X-axis is time and the Y-axis is current flow.
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Quoted from Electronmagic:EM's do not have analog circuits.
Only 99% true. Some games with spin targets have a timer circuit to detect when a spinner has stopped spinning by the criterion that a certain amount of time has elapsed since the last closure of the spinner switch. Also check out the recent discussions about #455 bulbs.
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