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...
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Bob Shepard
pasodad
Nov 20, 2005 12:44 am
Mine arrived early in the week but I didn't get home to see it until today - sweet. It must have been slightly bent in the mail because one side of the...
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Jim Manley
digi_jim
Nov 22, 2005 9:56 pm
How-D All! I guess this is like AA or a 12-step program, so is it supposed to start, "Hi, I'm Jim Manley, and I'm a Digi-Comp-aholic."? ;) I had been wracking...
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pasodad@...
pasodad
Nov 23, 2005 4:10 am
Welcome to the group Jim. Your story sounds familiar; especially the part about not remembering the machine's name and trying to find it. You may have run...
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Scott Austin
us21090
Nov 23, 2005 4:53 pm
Jim-- Great story! Welcome here. Bob- Out curiousity, what does rent on a DC1 run? Scott...
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pasodad@...
pasodad
Nov 23, 2005 5:50 pm
I came up with the terms and Sellam agreed to $20 for a week. I paid all the shipping and gave him a $200 deposit. Sellam is at vcf@.... I searched...
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Knurly
Nov 24, 2005 1:56 am
Timesharing a DC-1... what a concept! ... all the ... digicomp so he...
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Scott Austin
us21090
Nov 24, 2005 6:05 am
It's all about taking advantage of those free cpu cycles. I wonder what the fold rate would be for a DC1? (see...
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Knurly
Nov 26, 2005 7:41 pm
With about 60 of the original 100 kits sold to date, the response to the DC1v2 kit has been most heartening. As some recent messages have attested, there are...
