Actually, it a low resistance (ohms/volt) that can overload CMOS and older TTL circuits, but we knew what you meant.
Also, analog versus digital is no so much a question as as the resolution and calibration of a meter. I'll take a good, accurate analog VTVM over the newest, fastest, bestest EVAR Fluke digital out of the box. Digital meters read and resolve in steps (sample rate) whilst analog meters are, well, analog. Analog meters split hairs where digitals have to "step over" them.
In short, don't condemn all old meters just because they are not new. Remember, nothing with digital electronics has ever been to the moon and back.