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...
1942
Jim
jimdlewis
Jul 9, 2011 6:54 pm
As a former digi-comp owner I thought you guys might be interested in a binary counter I built: ...
1943
Courtney
abcmcfarren...
Jul 30, 2011 2:23 am
Noobie here. I have had a DC1 since the mid-1960's; could never get the thing to work, or could never quite understand the programming aspect of it. Almost 50...
1944
Courtney
abcmcfarren...
Jul 30, 2011 2:23 am
DIGI COMP I ====== COUNTERS ====== Setup: Enter any binary #. Action: Cycle clock 8 times. Binary Up 1. AT/AR 2. AF/AS 3. ATBT/BR 4. ATBF/BS 5. ATBTCT/CR 6....
1945
Courtney
abcmcfarren...
Jul 31, 2011 4:37 pm
Finished Cootie. cmcf ==================== Cootie (dice game) Each player (user vs. DC1) has a "scoreboard": 1233445666666 (1=body, 2=head, 3=antenna, 4=eye,...
1946
Courtney
abcmcfarren...
Aug 4, 2011 3:58 am
Two more programs... (and an IMPORTANT question afterwards). Nim II Setup: Enter the pile of stones as 7 (111) Rules: Each player removes 1, 2, or 3 stones...
1947
Bob S.
pasodad
Aug 4, 2011 9:03 am
Courtney, I won't get to look at your games for a week or more. Any or all FF's can be moved from a single S or R wire. I suggest getting William's game book....
1948
Mark McConnell
mmcconnell17704
Aug 5, 2011 3:20 am
Courtney, thanks for posting these programs! Nim with 1,2,3 brings back memories.  As for your question below... whenever I tried to reset two flip-flops...
1949
Jason
aj26scm
Aug 5, 2011 4:06 am
Hello, all. I recently found out about digi-comps threw so reading I have been doing. Of coruse found it real interesting and would loove to build one to play...
1950
Courtney Mcfarren
abcmcfarren...
Aug 5, 2011 4:07 am
Bob: Â Thanks for the reply; the info about the multiple outputs per column helped out a lot. Â I've heard about Bill's book... I'm tempted to buy a copy,...
1951
Bob S.
pasodad
Aug 5, 2011 4:32 am
Digi-Comp 1 kits are available from a group member. http://www.mindsontoys.com/kits.htm That's very true about the challenge of using limited resources to...
1952
WILLIAM
williamkuste...
Aug 6, 2011 3:59 am
The clock planes must be tough/sturdy since they push the logic and clock rods around. As I understand it, the Minds-on-Toys DigiComp version 2 is made with...
1953
Courtney
abcmcfarren...
Aug 6, 2011 4:04 am
Mark: Thanks for the kind reply. Anyway, I'm completing NIM V, where you can actually play against the DC1 using THREE piles of coins, with any random number...
1954
Kurt Kammeyer
kkammeyer
Aug 6, 2011 4:37 am
Trying to cut your own DigiComp I parts out of cardboard is pretty much futile. The MindsOn Toys version is actually stamped, I think, so the edges don't fray....
1955
Courtney
abcmcfarren...
Aug 7, 2011 12:41 am
More DC1 programs... enjoy. cmcf ====== ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ====== 001 = H (Hydrogen) 010 = 2 011 = 3 100 = C (Carbon) 101 = N (Nitrogen) 110 = O (Oxygen) ...
1956
Jason
aj26scm
Aug 7, 2011 12:46 pm
Hello, all. I just finished going thrw the group looking at all the posting for varies information to answer some of my question. To find more stuff to search...
1959
molslaan
Aug 8, 2011 9:16 pm
If you want to learn about binary, you just have to get started. Write down the numbers 0 to 15 in binary and also the numbers -8 to 7. Find out what...
1960
Dwight Watt (ATT BB)
dwightwatt
Aug 9, 2011 12:58 am
Go to my web page www.dwightwatt.com and go to the articles link and there are three chapters I did on binary I use in my classes. Was gonna be part of a book...
1962
molslaan
Aug 9, 2011 9:38 am
Another way to convert from binary to decimal 1001 1111 Let's call the digits from left to right a to h R = a = 1 R = 2*R + b = 2 R = 2*R + c = 5 ... R = 2*R +...
1963
molslaan
Aug 9, 2011 9:41 am
Could you add some explanation of what this program does?...
1964
Ric Werme
ericwerme
Aug 9, 2011 12:19 pm
... Then you might as well treat it as hexadecimal math R = 9 R = 16*R + 15 = 144 + 15 = 159 Octal addition and multiplication tables are much easier to...
1965
Bob S.
pasodad
Aug 9, 2011 8:03 pm
Jason, ... Digi-Comp 1 can be used for teaching logic design. There is a document in the group files that shows how it relates to programmable registered...
1966
Courtney
abcmcfarren...
Aug 14, 2011 3:42 pm
My latest batch... Decoder Ring III: Haggis Recipe Setup: Program the DC1 and enter 001 for CBA (do not record display). Action: Clock 5 times & record each...
1967
Courtney
abcmcfarren...
Aug 15, 2011 3:36 am
I'll give this my best shot, from one noobie to another... ... ...This tells you how to place those plastic tubes on the Digicomp. For now, I'll skip that...
1968
molslaan
Aug 15, 2011 5:13 pm
Interesting, thanks! I wonder what you could come up with if it were an even slightly more advanced computer....
1969
dreamwafer
Aug 16, 2011 1:17 pm
... So is this performing any real "chemistry" or is it really just a state machine that outputs a particular sequence? For example, if I use the same program...
1970
molslaan
Aug 16, 2011 8:31 pm
You just compute one word, while the chemistry set computes multiple formulas...
1971
dreamwafer
Aug 16, 2011 9:07 pm
Good point, so allow me to change my table to: 001 = H 010 = A 011 = E 100 = W 101 = T 110 = C 100 -> "Which" 101 -> "The" -- Greg...
1972
molslaan
Aug 17, 2011 12:10 am
Yeah, but it's really difficult to find words for it. I've tried but without much success...
1973
Courtney
abcmcfarren...
Aug 17, 2011 12:24 am
Yep! That's all this program is ... a simple sequencer. It would be cool, however, if I could come up way to devise a true valence bonding program among the...
