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Re:Germanium transistors: logic circuits in the IBM 1401 com... by kens on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @06:27PM (#26336331)
I'm not sure I can answer that without confusing things more, but I'll see what I can do. In an MOS transistor, the gate is insulated, so there is no base current, just voltage. This voltage controls the transistor.

In a bipolar (NPN or PNP) transistor, the current through the base causes a larger current through the collector, amplifying by the beta factor. So the transistor is amplifying current. But the current depends on the voltage between the base and emitter, so from that perspective the voltage controls the transistor too.

Whether you're amplifying current or voltage depends on the circuit, so I can't give more than a handwaving answer.

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