"Harry Porter of the Department of Computer Science at Portland State University had a vision and a lot of time on his hands. Thanks to the Web we can view and...
Impressive. A little crazy too, but appealing to my inner-Minivac. I assume Dr. Porter began wiring up this device when he was 15 or 16 and has only recently...
Shades of Konrad Zuse and the Zuse 2! Neil ... From: pasodad@... "Harry Porter of the Department of Computer Science at Portland State University had a...
Interesting comparison. Z2 was a relay computer, but Zuse used the memory from his purely mechanical computer (probably because of the greater density). ...
... Clearly written by someone not familiar with _real_ relay computers. Or even computers before printed circuit backplanes became feasible. The wiring ...
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Got both messages ... From: friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Ubersetzig Sent: Monday, August 07,...
I got 3 test messages Jim. BTW - Any progress on your improved DC2? -Bob S. In a message dated 8/7/2006 6:01:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... [Non-text...
... From: "juberset" <juberset@...> To: <friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: [Friends of DigiComp] This is...
All my design work was on AutoCad drawings on an old DOS computer, which died completely in March. Need another DOS desktop computer so I can reload AutoCad...
You should be able to run this software even on WinXP - use the Compatibility Wizard if necessary. But if you want a computer for free, try Freecycle.org or...
I'm suffering from a combination of "not much time" and "not too good at using the time I have." I still mess with logic machine designs and aspire to patent...
Thanks for the information Can I still purchase a true DOS desktop computer with a color display ? I want to reload AutoCad drafting software -- to use on a...
Kind of. They all come with WinXP and the HD is NTFS or similar, but you could boot up DOS and reformat if you have a floppy drive. See http://vetusware.com/...
Hi everyone, Has anyone seen http://www.bigbluesaw.com/ ? I've never used them, but apparently if you design a part in a certain CAD program that can be cut...
Here's an alternative strategy. Download the free version of Microsoft's Virtual PC. Create a virtual machine, load DOS, Windows 3.1, Etc onto your regular...
Having used VPC for several OS it works nicely. The nice thing when doing DOS is you can have physical NTFS drive but virtual drive you create for VPC and DOS...
LOGIX COMPUTER FOR SALE I have a 1971 Logix computer for sale. It has been taken apart, cleaned, and re-assembled. The set includes programming wires, the ...
I had (have) one of these, and it was pretty cool. For those who don't know, it allowed you to define a function from 10 boolean inputs to 10 boolean outputs....
I thought the manual was at the "friends" site, but I don't see it now and there is not enough memory to add it. I'll send a copy to Lenny for deposit at his...
I have just finished rewriting my book of original Digi-Comp I programs, called More Fun for Digi-Comp I. There are 49 programs for 32 activities on 62 pages,...
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