My new game book, MORE FUN with DIGI COMP I, Final Edition, is still available. All of the original activities, with corrections, are still in it, including...
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wayne.verish
Apr 7, 2009 10:26 pm
Hi everyone, I am a new member, and really enjoying everything about your fine group. While looking at some of the photos I came across a group of pics that...
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Bob S.
pasodad
Apr 11, 2009 1:41 am
I don't believe the exact details were given but there was some discussion about transistor versions. Search for "transistor" in the messages. My attempt at...
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jornswilliam
May 3, 2009 12:31 am
... I'm interested in ordering a copy. Also, I was wondering: Do you have diagrams of the original "panels" to put on the side of the Digi-Comp next to its...
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wkustes
May 3, 2009 2:25 am
The front panel cards are in the Files on the friends groupsite. Bill Kustes...
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Mike Davis
rfid.consultant
May 5, 2009 1:43 am
Please send me details. mike@......
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Larry Seidenberg-Jones
lseidenbergj...
May 5, 2009 8:43 pm
Me too. Thanks. ... From: friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com [mailto:friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Mike Davis Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 7:31...
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journey_man01
May 10, 2009 10:06 pm
I am a college student and have been teaching myself boolean algebra, digital circuit design, and some computer theory. I find the stuff fascinating, but hard...
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anthony2816@...
anthony2816
May 10, 2009 11:53 pm
... Very well said, and I heartily agree. I feel the same way about Lego. With my Lego in the 1960s I could build a plane, spaceship, boat, building...just...
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Ric Werme
ericwerme
May 10, 2009 11:53 pm
... Somehow I missed Digi-Comp when I was growing up in the 1960s, but my father designed process control computers so I did okay. DEC's (Digital Equipment...
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dbell@...
dbell_95008
May 11, 2009 1:28 am
... Seems simple enough to re-make! I haven't searched vry hard, but the biggest challenge looks like finding a (soft )copy of the Workbook....
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Neil Morrison
neils_morr
May 12, 2009 12:16 am
Try a Radio Shack kit, Models "28-278","28-280" (and maybe "28-281"). You can get them on eBay for much less than retail. Much easier than rebuilding something...
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malphonso
May 12, 2009 3:22 am
Does anyone know where I can get rubber bands for my DC? I bought a model on Ebay in good shape, but the rubber bands are cracked and degraded....
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profpetrof
May 15, 2009 12:47 pm
Hi all, I am an electro-mechanical engineer, and I am simply fascinated by the digi-comp. I have just built a laser CNC cut stainless steel version, will post...
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Fred Hatfield
nonny70152
May 15, 2009 1:23 pm
Yes, yes, yes! Can you detail your progress along with some graphics of your piece parts and drawings? I would love to develop along with you and...
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Bob S.
pasodad
May 15, 2009 7:28 pm
Thoughts: * I admire you for building your own. * Replace the link between positive and negative clock plates with a crank and cams that smoothly moves both...
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Bob S.
pasodad
May 16, 2009 7:37 pm
I've seen more DC1's on eBay the last few months than I've seen for a couple of years. Most are in very good condition. -Bob S....
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shkaboinka
May 18, 2009 8:50 pm
My interest with DigiComp comes from my obsession with trying to design mechanical logic gates. I want something that does NOT rely on marbles rolling...
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Fred Hatfield
nonny70152
May 19, 2009 1:27 am
I cannot find the file "logic.bmp" in the specified file. I am interested in the development of mechanical computers utilizing similar materials, especially ...
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Bob S.
pasodad
May 19, 2009 2:15 am
Dan, "Nobody seems to care." When did you bring it up? Powered logic gates have been simulated in Phun. Go to http://phunland.com/phunbox/ and search "logic...
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Neil Morrison
neils_morr
May 19, 2009 3:22 am
I found it easily. The link led to a directory containing it. Neil...
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pmwestenkirchner
pmwestenkirc...
May 19, 2009 10:23 pm
... you might want to look at information on konrad zuse's z1 computer. (http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~zuse/Konrad_Zuse/en/z1-metal-sheets.html) it shows...
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Wayne Verish
wayne.verish
May 20, 2009 1:52 am
hi: I found the perfect size rubber bands in a supermarket where they sell girls hair berets and bands for holding pony tails together. Bought a whole bag of...
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wkustes
May 29, 2009 3:52 am
My new game book, MORE FUN with DIGI COMP I, Final Edition, is still available. All of the original activities, with corrections, are still in it,including...
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wkustes
Jul 8, 2009 2:21 am
There are 15 experiments in the original manual that came with the machine, 50 more in Digi Comp I Romps, 17 activities in Tim Walker's book that comes with...
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tulsatv1
Jul 22, 2009 9:44 am
... That was my program. It was a mere 42 years ago, but I don't believe I sent in supporting flow charts and truth tables, just the final programs. I saved...
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wkustes
Jul 30, 2009 1:31 am
My new game book, MORE FUN with DIGI COMP I, Final Edition, is still available. All of the 31 original activities, with corrections, are still in it,including...
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wkustes
Jul 30, 2009 1:36 am
Actually, the error referred to is in game #30: reverse Nim, making a pile of 7 loses. But the actual error is in the truth table: 5 should go to 6 to win, Not...
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Neil Morrison
neils_morr
Jul 30, 2009 4:54 am
Nothing's changed. See http://thedailywtf.com/ if you don't believe me. Neil...
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tulsatv1
Aug 1, 2009 9:39 am
... Hey, nice to have my 43-year-old program vindicated!...
