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It makes me wonder a bit when I post a note and all conversation comes to a stop for more than a month. Anyway... I thought the group would be interested in...
pasodad
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Feb 1, 2008
10:07 pm
1506
Hello PasoDad, Did you forget to include the URL to the 10-foot tall ball-operated computer, or did I just miss seeing it? Happy Happy Joy Joy -- b h a a l u u...
bhaaluu
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Feb 1, 2008
10:36 pm
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Where is it? ... From: friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of PasoDad Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:07 PM...
Larry Seidenberg-Jones
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Feb 1, 2008
10:36 pm
1508
Blast! I wasn't going to leave off references or attachments this year. http://knexcomputer.blogspot.com/ -Bob S. ... Anyway... I thought the group would be...
pasodad
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Feb 1, 2008
10:51 pm
1509
Hello, I'm one of the makers of http://www.rechnerlexikon.de a Wiki-Project for mechanical calculating devices. Since we do not have any images of Digicomp II,...
bhaeberlin
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Feb 2, 2008
10:54 am
1510
... This is a wonderful project! Unfortunately, when I accessed the blog, most of the photos were missing so I simply had to use the textual descriptions for...
hatfield@...
nonny70152
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Feb 2, 2008
1:51 pm
1511
... Look at it this way - feel good that your post is the first thing to kick off conversation in more than a month :) . Seriously, this is a very nice find....
Brian Davis
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Feb 2, 2008
3:23 pm
1512
Hello Barbara, Have you looked through the photo section of the Friends of DigiComp group? Esp....
Scott Austin
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Feb 2, 2008
4:47 pm
1513
... Never mind. I contacted one of the blog authors, and he was kind enough to update and re- link the diagrams in the blog. It's even more interesting now. --...
Brian Davis
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Feb 3, 2008
4:42 am
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Thanks Brian, I wasn't able to follow the descriptions without the animations. -Bob S. ... Never mind. I contacted one of the blog authors, and he was kind...
pasodad
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Feb 3, 2008
8:19 am
1515
The K'nex computer is amazing! It reminds me a bit of the tinkertoy machine that plays tic-tac-toe: ...
Mark Glusker
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Feb 3, 2008
8:37 pm
1516
You're refering to Fowler's machine? http://www.mortati.com/glusker/fowler/ternary.htm ... use balanced ternary arithmetic, but could not solve the problem of ...
sven
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Feb 3, 2008
8:44 pm
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Mark, I had no luck finding a description of this binary adder. Do you have any other leads or links? -Bob S. ... It is interesting to note that Leibniz wrote...
pasodad
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Feb 3, 2008
10:21 pm
1518
That's my website (thanks for the plug) but the Fowler machine doesn't use ball bearings and is somewhat labor intensive to use. For example, the carry...
Mark Glusker
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Feb 3, 2008
10:21 pm
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Hi Bob, The reference is from Leibniz, De Progressione Dyadica, Pars I, March 1679. I think the original is in hand-written German, but it has been...
Mark Glusker
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Feb 4, 2008
12:38 am
1520
My daughter and I built a Digicomp 2 out of boards,we tried to make a copy similar to the original and the prototype. thanks to Brian for helping with fotos!...
vlitzer
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Mar 8, 2008
10:47 pm
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... I would definitely be interested! That sounds great. Greg...
gregfjohnson
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Mar 9, 2008
3:04 pm
1522
... Martin was kind enough to send me a couple of pictures of his accomplishment, and it looks remarkably like the original in shape (far better in this regard...
Brian Davis
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Mar 9, 2008
10:21 pm
1523
Martin, Please post pictures on the Yahoo site, I'd like to see your machine. How did you make the flip-flops? -Bob S. ... My daughter and I built a Digicomp...
Bob Shepard
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Mar 9, 2008
10:35 pm
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Hello, I have loaded up some pictures on the photo site, Bob and the other interesents I sent you some more information per email in the next days. I resized...
vlitzer
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Mar 10, 2008
9:58 pm
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Totally AWESOME!! I'm wondering if there is any way to have your work made available to a shop that could make and sell these things. I'd love to be able to...
Greg Johnson
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Mar 11, 2008
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... There are a lot of custom laser cutting services on line. Here's one example I found, for some rough pricing: ...
dbell@...
dbell_95008
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Mar 11, 2008
4:14 pm
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... I have a friend that does laser cutting (and CNC turning), primarily for the model rocket hobby, but could cut just about anything. Bill does quality work,...
bobkaplow
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Mar 12, 2008
1:46 pm
1528
Based on 15 cents per inch, it might not be too hard to have them do a Digicomp II for $100 - $200. There are overhead costs however. Anyone up for going ...
Greg Johnson
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Mar 12, 2008
2:11 pm
1529
Dear Martin, I also very much interested in copying Digicomp II. And I would like to have your drawings with dimensions. Naoaki Takashima HFC01476@......
apuzzlist2003
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Mar 12, 2008
2:56 pm
1530
Received an e-mail from Phillip Dixon of Comspace Corp, which has been distributing the vintage 1968 CARDIAC kit (produced by Bell Labs) all these years. The...
Knurly
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Mar 12, 2008
7:31 pm
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Hello all, I live in Brazil, and Comspace did not receive international credit card. I have tried a lot with them, but they only want to receive a "check", and...
Carlos Pereira
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Mar 12, 2008
8:50 pm
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Let me know. I might just be interested! Larry ... From: friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Greg Johnson ...
Larry Seidenberg-Jones
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Mar 12, 2008
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... Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
senthia kini
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Mar 13, 2008
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... make a ... accomplishment, and it ... regard than my LEGO ... folks might also be interested ... Hello Brian and everyone else in this group. I joined just...
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