Electronic – 1960’s video showing early computer design & simulation of a low-pass filter circuit

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I ran across this IBM computer aided design and simulation software demonstration from the 1960's in the video The Incredible Machine (1968)

The gain vs frequency plot shows what looks like the characteristics of a low-pass filter, but is that what's shown in the diagram? Could the 3-terminal device at the bottom be a transistor?

The GIF was made at about 02:44 in the video.

The Incredible Machine (1968) circuit simulation

The Incredible Machine (1968) circuit simulation

The Incredible Machine (1968) circuit simulation

Best Answer

There isn't much detail in the movie, but from how they talk about it, I suspect that it's just an abstract model of an amplifier — a voltage-controlled voltage source, with parameters for input and output impedance.

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