Hello, last month I purchased at Ebay a strange little device which seems to be a distant relative of the Digicomp II. I put a short description and images...
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Dave Bell
dbell_95008
May 2, 2008 8:12 pm
... Google is our friend! <http://www.computermuseumgroningen.nl/bobcat/bobcat.html> More photos and apparently complete instruction manual scans. Dave...
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Bob S.
pasodad
May 2, 2008 11:03 pm
Thank you for finding this! I didn't know it was produced. I don't have my research files with me, but the machine was patented and doesn't appear to be...
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Bob S.
pasodad
May 3, 2008 4:44 am
Great Britain patent 53,755/70 Nov. 11, 1970. US patent 3,747,844 July 24, 1973 (filed Nov. 11, 1971) Inventor: Phillip (Pip) Robert Vassar Youngman The US...
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Barbara Haeberlin
bhaeberlin
May 3, 2008 2:03 pm
Bob, thank you very much. That is phantastic! Best regards Barbara...
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Brian Davis
bdavis61856
May 4, 2008 2:42 pm
... Agreed! Thanks for this, I'd not run across this either, and it looks interesting. Rats. something *else* have to build out of LEGO <grin>... -- Brian...
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Knurly
May 16, 2008 8:12 pm
I've looked into this a bit. Quick summary of inventor Pip Youngman's reminiscence of BOBCAT's development process, for those of you who havene't looked at ...
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Marcus P. [for Paul] ...
marcus_p_hagen
Jun 6, 2008 12:23 pm
... This is exactly what I'd like to try. If CAD drawings were available, they could be reduced accurately to allow a 1/4-scale brass version. As a...
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Matthew Gryczan
puzzler22000
Jun 7, 2008 12:25 pm
... connecting ... reducing ... From what I can gather, the kit makes an actual working model, so all of the proportions and dimensions should be correct for...
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zeerust2000
Jun 8, 2008 2:07 pm
Hi there. I aquired a Digicomp I as a ten year old in 1969, and was completely absorbed with it. I loved the way a problem like the game of Nim could be...
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Mark McConnell
mmcconnell17704
Jun 8, 2008 4:11 pm
Welcome to the group! Many of us have the feeling you describe, where we saw the flowchart for Nim and understood how it could be reduced to just a few...
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anthony2816@...
anthony2816
Jun 8, 2008 5:17 pm
Just look at the prices the Digicomp I commands on eBay. That should show you that there are still people around with memories of it as loving as yours! As far...
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titofai
Jun 8, 2008 11:04 pm
I just picked one up on eBay last night for a Very good price! I'll be able to compare it with the cardboard model. When I was a kid, I used to see the...
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Neil Morrison
neils_morr
Jun 9, 2008 12:00 am
US $39.89? That's peanuts for one of these! Neil ... From: titofai I just picked one up on eBay last night for a Very good price! I'll be able to compare it...
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anthony2816@...
anthony2816
Jun 9, 2008 12:58 am
Truly! Looks like the members of this group weren't paying attention!...
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sven
molslaan
Jun 11, 2008 4:28 pm
It needs to see the dentist, though. It only has a single computational tooth....
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Bob S.
pasodad
Jun 15, 2008 7:27 pm
I was so impressed by paper goats demonstrating logic functions that I bought the and-goat. The quality of the art is good, but I haven't had time to build it...
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Bob S.
pasodad
Jun 15, 2008 7:54 pm
http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/pagesv/logicgoat.html <sigh> Bob S....
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wkustes
Jun 27, 2008 10:50 pm
I have extensively revised and rewritten the game book. All of the original activities are still in it: Rock Paper Scissors (a magic trick), Grundy's Game,...
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Dale Washlake
Washlake
Jun 29, 2008 3:06 am
Bill, I purchased the original book. Please send me information on the update. Dale Washlake ... From: "wkustes" <williamkustes@...> To:...
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jerry_hogsett
Jul 6, 2008 9:13 pm
One of the best games I've seen in teaching digital logic is Robot Odyssey. It ran on the Apple II (and some IBM versions for DOS). The game had robots that...
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Neil Morrison
neils_morr
Jul 6, 2008 10:31 pm
Also get "Rocky's Boots" if you can find a copy. Both were available for the Radio Shack Color Computer - several emulators available. Neil ... the "chip ... ...
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jerry_hogsett
Jul 7, 2008 12:38 pm
See the following... great stuff. Roboty Odyssey lives! Congrats to Tom Foote, author. http://home.comcast.net/~tomfoote3/DQ/id35.htm...
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Knurly
Jul 15, 2008 12:13 pm
How's this for a doo-hickey? http://www.mortati.com/glusker/fowler/ <http://www.mortati.com/glusker/fowler/> The device was brought to my attention by Richard...
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fredberty1
Jul 30, 2008 2:44 pm
Hello there.. Just to say what a super forum this is and also to ask if any of you know where i can acquire a Digi-Comp 1 ? I recently attended my local...
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Bob S.
pasodad
Jul 30, 2008 4:11 pm
Two or three Digi-Comp 1's seem to show up on eBay each year. Digi-Comp 2's are more rare; congratulations. -Bob S. ... Anyway, i am totally hooked now and...
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Mark
nadasdi
Jul 30, 2008 8:35 pm
There is one for sale on ebay right now ... ask if ... joy ... Comp 2 ... battered ) ... I ... a...
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Diane Falls
fallsdiane
Aug 30, 2008 7:16 pm
Hi We have a Digicomp 1 for sale. It has the original box and original info and instructions. Please let me know if you have any questions. Diane...
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fallsdiane
Aug 30, 2008 7:17 pm
I have a Digicomp1 for sale. It's in the original box with original info and directions. Email me with any questions. Diane fallsdiane@......
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Neil Morrison
neils_morr
Sep 13, 2008 12:42 am
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1772096 A Lego machine that assembles Lego cars. Certainly makes the idea of Lego computers reasonable. Neil...
