Wow - good question,
Ovid!
I remember using an AppleII (bought for VisiCalc tax accounting on the farm) to write mathmatical calculation progs for college. Something about determining gain and linear portion of curve given Q and who knows what else. Must have been amplifier transistors - how analog.   {grin}
Bet I still have those 5" floppies around somewhere, wonder if they're still good? Hmmm... Debian has an AppleII emulator. Hmmm...
cheers,
Don
striving for Perl Adept
(it's pronounced "why-bick")