... I have - I ordered three of them, one for me, one for my son, and one just in case I wanted another (and to copy - about more later). It goes together as...
In Europe, the Lectron kit was sold by Eggert (Switzerland) and Braun (Germany). It is quite frequently under offer on www.ebay.de and still being produced,...
Another DC1 just sold for about $130 on Ebay (item 6025381839). It was a full set. Box appeared to be a little beat up. Sad that $130 is a good price!! ...
I have a booklet, if the ebay winner is listening. I bought it in a moment of temporary insanity---actually more of a permanent thing---before I realized there...
Just a comment: the booklet and papers that came with the original DC1, as well as some you had to send away for, are available in the Files section of this...
There will definitely be another run of the Digi-Comp I v2.0 kits... have been enjoying a bit of a breather before producing more and widening the circle of...
I just signed up with friendsofdigicomp. What a GREAT resource for anyone wanting to know more about the Digi-Comp!!! A few years ago I wanted to get one of...
If you have time, look at the old messages and you'll see comments from the inventors. -Bob S. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Sorry about chiming in with another 'Me too!' but it is true... I spent perhaps a year at the end of the 90's racking my brains and typing various search terms...
For anyone interested in assembling or purchasing a Digi-Comp I v2.0, I've posted a description of how I assembled mine, along with photos and tips:...
Hello to all! Just found this group. Ordered Digi-Comp I from a comic book ad long ago. I have the Digi-Comp I, Dr. Nim, and Think-a- Dot, along with all of...
I wrote ~30 programs (~50 pages)for DC I after studying the Detailed Programming manual. Checked out game books and magic books and math recreation books from...
Bill, Welcome to the group! New programs are always fun! I'd be interested. With the 3-bit standard DC1, I wonder how many unique programs could be written?...
There's almost 10 Mb free on http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/DigiComp/files/ if you can't find another place. Regards, Neil Morrison ... From: "wkustes"...
I was deeply impressed with the DCII at the tender age of 14. It was a marvel to me that the marbles just kept coming and coming until the calculation was...
Let's see. How many programs are possible on a DCI? Hmmm.. There are three flip flops and 6 AND gates. Each AND gate has two logic tube positions per flip...
... [snip] Given any 3-bit input state, one cycle produces some 3-bit output state (posibly to be used as the input for the next cycle). Therefore there are at...
I am assembling the Digi Comp I kit, so far everything is OK Just now cutting the notches in the flip-flops. When I cycle the machine, the clock rods don't...
Pasodad and I posted some notes on the topic in June 2004. I should dig out the notes I have scribbled since then. Some of the 8^8 programs would require a...
I have just used a good amount of time this week to read/scan all of the e-mails (Yes, all 1165 of them.). I notice that new group members often ask for the...
Check out the 9-page article "Mathematical Theory of Think-a-Dot", by Benjamin L. Schwartz, in Mathematics Magazine, Sept-Oct 1967. Maybe you even want to...
I just used a good amount of time this week to read/scan all of the e- mails sent to this group. Lots of discussion on simulators, electronic versions,...
The e-mails telling about new versions of Digi-Comp I are very interesting: forming a corporation, finding investors, materials and methods, marketing, costs &...
I forgot to note that my unpublished programs include Casino Games, Counters, Dice Games, Magic Tricks, Other Games, Other Programs, Pebble Games, and Puzzles....
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