Digital devices that aren't electronic

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So to try and find out what exactly could be digital devices that aren't electronic, I first have to define digital, analogue, communication and electronic.


Digital is a form of information stored using the variations of ones and zeros. For example, computers are an example of digital devices as they only have the two options on or off, or 1 or 0. This simple method or binary method is very effective and store plentiful amounts of data.


Analogue is the way humans translate data, in the way we perceive continuous information through our senses. It is this form of continuous stream that underlies the concept of analogue.


(http://www.techterms.com/list/c, viewed 20 August 2010)


Communication is the process of sending a message from a individual or group of individuals to a receiver within a medium, where by the receiver decodes the message and sends back a response.


(http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/communication.html, viewed 20 August 2010)


Electronic is the science and technology, connected with the construction, movement and transmission of electronic devices and circuits. 


(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/electronics, viewed 20th August 2010)


One obvious example of a digital device that is not electronic is Morse Code.
As seen on the website omniglot.com, 'Morse Code was invented by Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872), a painter and founder of the National Academy of Design. He conceived the basic idea of an electromagnetic telegraph in 1832, and produced the first working telegraph set in 1836. This made transmission possible over any distance. The first Morse Code message, "What hath God wrought?", was sent from Washington to Baltimore'.


(http://www.omniglot.com/writing/morsecode.htm, viewed 20 August 2010)





Another example of a digital device that isn't electronic is the typewriter. This was an early tool used to  present information in a presentable format.

Phillip K. Dick's favourite typewriter and mug

And finally, the analogue clock is another form of non-electronic digital device. To us, this is something that still remains in use throughout our daily life. Although the conversion to digital is becoming increasing common, the analogue clock is the coolest way to read time.

Classic clock (generally seen in the classroom)