Everyone, We have a large and easily accessible file storage area at http://icarus.cs.uiuc.edu/friendsofdigicomp/Files/ thanks to fellow member Lenny Pitt and...
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Knurly
Jun 10, 2005 12:45 pm
Hooray for free space, but... 1. Is there any way for people other than Lenny Pitt to upload to the U of IL site? 2. Can anyone other than the group owner...
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Neil Morrison
neils_morr
Jun 10, 2005 3:58 pm
... From: "Knurly" <juniority@...> ... The original uploader can also. Neil...
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Knurly
Jun 11, 2005 4:14 am
Thanks to Mark McConnell for loaning me his treasured original manual for scanning. I'm happy to report that all 50 pages are now available as a single PDF --...
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William I. Toman
justoneword_...
Jun 11, 2005 12:34 pm
Tim, Thanks for doing all of the work on this. Unfortunately, I get the following message when I try to DL this file: Document Unavailable The document you...
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hudsonco1@...
mrjazzytampa
Jun 11, 2005 2:34 pm
How did you create the PDF manual? Perhaps we can revisit the image compression you used and shrink it a bit? - Andrew ... From: Knurly...
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Mark McConnell
mmcconnell17704
Jun 11, 2005 3:31 pm
And thanks to Tim for making an easy-to-read copy that fits in a single pdf. I understand it took him several late nights working out software glitches. This...
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pasodad@...
pasodad
Jun 11, 2005 11:22 pm
Lenny (who hasn't been heard from in a while) may be the only way into the U of IL site. Since most of the older large files are already at the U of IL site, I...
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mtee42
Jun 12, 2005 12:58 am
I've deleted the two .ZIP files of the Advanced Manual that I had posted. Steve H. ... into the U ... I ... largest files total ... Romps and the...
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Knurly
Jun 13, 2005 2:02 am
The PDF is now also available in the main group's Files section as DC1 Detailed Programming.PDF. Steve (mtee42) removed his old scans and all of a sudden 33%...
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schnoeckus
Jul 4, 2005 10:41 am
You may want to have a look at http://relaiscomputer.de/ The site describes a relay computer built some Kilian Leonhard for a national Science Fair contest in...
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benzene_80
Aug 3, 2005 7:14 am
... I have been waiting for this for quite some time. I had this book as a child but it must have been thrown away by accident....
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Neil Morrison
neils_morr
Oct 23, 2005 6:04 pm
Some very novel calculators including the DigiComp. Site is in German but the pictures are interesting. http://www.rechenwerkzeug.de/default.htm Neil...
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sven
molslaan
Oct 29, 2005 8:44 pm
Does anyone know of good pictorial information about the jaquet-droz androids? I've found this site http://www.automates-anciens.com/ I wish it had bigger...
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Knurly
Nov 1, 2005 1:50 pm
Details at www.mindsontoys.com/kits.htm Well, things have been kind of quiet here for the past 6 months, but meanwhile... I've been working on nothing else but...
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sven
molslaan
Nov 2, 2005 10:48 pm
Impressive. I've been asking for quotations, but I couldn't find anything under 50 euro a piece plus VAT (20 pieces minimum). Plus 3 euro for machine bending...
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benzene_80
Nov 5, 2005 2:55 pm
I had the same analog computer believe it or not. It also was my first computer....
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pasodad@...
pasodad
Nov 6, 2005 6:04 am
Nov. 5 & 6 Mountain View, CA Speakers (Woz), vintage machine displays (sometimes a Digi-Comp), and a parts market. http://www.vintage.org/2005/main/ -Bob S. ...
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John Andrews
john_b_andrews
Nov 17, 2005 5:29 am
Has anyone received and assembled this kit yet? Thanks, JA...
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Mark McConnell
mmcconnell17704
Nov 17, 2005 12:10 pm
I received it, very promptly. I haven't assembled it because I'm too busy, as usual. :-( John Andrews <john_b_andrews@...> wrote: Has anyone received...
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Fournier, Pete
pfournier_as...
Nov 17, 2005 2:17 pm
I'm waiting for mine to arrive -Pete ... From: friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Andrews Sent:...
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beyondparsley
Nov 17, 2005 4:26 pm
Got mine last week -- and I was thrilled to see it. Haven't assembled mine either, and I'm torn between leaving it in this pristine unassembled state, and...
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beckmannres@...
wa0rse
Nov 17, 2005 4:39 pm
I've received mine in good condition. Very prompt service. Looks like a nice piece. Have yet to assemble it. --Paul Beckmann [Non-text portions of this message...
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Ubersetzig, Jim
juberset
Nov 17, 2005 5:44 pm
I ordered 2 of these kits. I'm glad someone has made these available, because my original unit is suffering from brittle plastic parts. Apparently, using...
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mtee42
Nov 17, 2005 10:00 pm
To lubricate the plastic parts when they would stick during operation, I rubbed some paraffin (candle wax) on the edges where friction occurred, and it seems...
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pmwestenkirchner
pmwestenkirc...
Nov 17, 2005 10:39 pm
i started to put the kit together but have not completed it yet. a couple of things to watch out for: - don't throw anything away. probably my mistake but...
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syssrc
Nov 18, 2005 1:37 am
I have received and assembled my DC-1 V-2. I'm thrilled with the new version. It looks great and I don't worry about breaking it like I do with my original...
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Mark McConnell
mmcconnell17704
Nov 18, 2005 3:20 am
lol... condoms and Digi-Comp... though I have had some times of transcendental ecstasy when working with Digi-Comp or certain math and CS books. "Ubersetzig,...
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Cathie Braun
sweeteeme
Nov 18, 2005 3:22 pm
I have received the new kit, and it looks very interesting... Of course the major parts are not plastic.... but it will look similar when assembled. Time is...
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Bruce Davis
suaspont
Nov 18, 2005 4:58 pm
I have received and assembled my kit. It works great! The assembly time was around 2 hours, but I am obsessively careful at assembling things. The product is...
