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 ...
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...
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...
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!...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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,...
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 ...
Dear Martin, I also very much interested in copying Digicomp II. And I would like to have your drawings with dimensions. Naoaki Takashima HFC01476@......
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...
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...
Let me know. I might just be interested! Larry ... From: friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Greg Johnson ...
... 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...
For some time now, I have been thinking of building a DC-1 from scratch out of Masonite, cardboard bookboard stock or sheet plastic. I see that others have...
I purchased the cardboard model. It is not really functional, just a model. You may use it as a template to create a working model from sturdier materials. ...
... a model. You may use it as a template to create a working model from sturdier materials. ... Hello Gerard, My understanding is that the cardboard model...
If you go to the MindsOnToys site, you see that Tim (the maker of the DigiComp v.2) figured it out, probably from looking at a copy of the original assembly...
... How about trying to create a model with *four* digits instead of three? I wonder what the upper limit would be? Given the stress on the materials and...
If you really wanted to get serious with this, how about creating a 2 bit cascade-able unit. It might be the first scalable mechanical digital computer!...
IIRC the original prototype was 'circular' and they straightened it out because they felt they could sell it better that way. Maybe the original was easier to...
... konrad zuse built a fully operational mechanical digital computer just before world war 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z3_%28computer%29 ... the story...
IIRC: "If I remember correctly". I had to look it up. That one might be handy if I can remember it. :-) From Msg. #178: "The original model used six...
