Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the friendsofdigicomp group. File :...
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kbenstea
Mar 19, 2003 2:40 pm
Hi Folks, I just uploaded this file but it doesn't seem to open. Don't know what happened. Does anyone have a suggestion? Ken ... ...
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kbenstea
Mar 19, 2003 3:49 pm
I checked again and the file is now OK. I guess it was just a delay at Yahoo. Ken ... friendsofdigicomp ... ...
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stephencwww
Mar 19, 2003 4:26 pm
Wow. Those scans really bring back some memories. I was nine when I received a DigiComp I as a Christmas present. I played with it for a year straight,...
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Jason Hollister
jason_hollis...
Mar 29, 2003 1:50 am
I am offering my Digi-Comp 1 for sale on eBay. The kit is missing one of the springs and a couple of the logic tubes. It is otherwise complete. All plastic...
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William A. Des Lauriers
wdeslauriers
Mar 31, 2003 9:29 pm
How much are you offering the Digi-Comp 1? Please let me know. William Des Lauriers ... From: Jason Hollister To: friendsofdigicomp@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Jason Hollister
jason_hollis...
Apr 1, 2003 2:03 am
It is posted on eBay. Please have a look: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3409953535&category=1247 ... Jason Hollister...
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st_evie77
Apr 2, 2003 9:22 pm
I have a spare Digi-Comp1 that I`m willing to sell if anyone is intrested. It is unassembled and as new in box. There are no books or instructions. I would...
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timothymcnerney
Apr 2, 2003 9:50 pm
Hi Folks, I too grew up with the DigiComp I, back in the late '60's. I've always thought it had a lot of potential... ...if only it worked a little more...
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wdeslauriers
Apr 3, 2003 2:46 am
Hi Tim, I don't have that original toy myself. My brother only has it. I want to and am also thinking about building a 4 bits of state Digi- Comp 1. I am...
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Tim McNerney
timothymcnerney
Apr 3, 2003 2:22 pm
Hi William, Glad to find a kindred spirit. I have high-resolution, high-contrast scans of the DigiComp I parts. I know there are programs that take "raster"...
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Noah Spurrier
NoahSpurrier
Apr 3, 2003 6:29 pm
In fact, Illustrator can export files as DXF -- Autocad Exchange format which I know CNC Laser cutters prefer (I've had some acrylic gears cut before). ...
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William A. Des Lauriers
wdeslauriers
Apr 4, 2003 6:30 am
Hi Tim, I am still interested in the high-resolution scans with original parts' dimensions (measurements) displayed. My main goal is to stretch the DigiComp...
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McNerney, Tim
timothymcnerney
Apr 4, 2003 5:33 pm
We are working on getting outlines from our high resolution scans. I just asked my colleague who his laser cutter guy is. He made the body of a robot out of...
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William A. Des Lauriers
wdeslauriers
Apr 4, 2003 7:24 pm
Tim, Very Interesting! What kind of plastic does the original Digi-Comp 1 have? What about parts' thickness? Noah Spurrier mentioned a free TURBOCAD...
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Noah Spurrier
NoahSpurrier
Apr 4, 2003 9:47 pm
Acrylic (Plexiglas brand) cuts beautifully on a laser. As a side effect of the cut the laser actually polishes the edges. Another material to consider --...
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McNerney, Tim
timothymcnerney
Apr 4, 2003 10:29 pm
Hi William, http://www.filener.com/ is a link to the commercial laser cutter guy my colleague used for his robot project. ... From: William A. Des Lauriers ...
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McNerney, Tim
timothymcnerney
Apr 4, 2003 10:35 pm
Hi Bill, Yes, at lower power settings a laser cutter can ablate material away from the surface of the work piece, though I don't know what the resulting ...
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Noah Spurrier
NoahSpurrier
Apr 4, 2003 10:45 pm
I have not seen a DigiComp up close, but it looks like styrene (maybe ABS). Could also be PVC. It's probably something cheap and soft like that. I had...
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pasodad@...
pasodad
May 6, 2003 2:43 am
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2727069539& ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Tim McNerney
timothymcnerney
May 6, 2003 3:02 am
Interesting. It looks from the photo that in this unit, every one of those pesky springs have been replaced with rubber bands. Also, it looks like some...
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Jeff Gilkey
gilkenator
May 19, 2003 5:12 pm
The Links section has http://galena.tjs.org/galena/digicomp as a link to a digicomp manual. It may be broken. (I'll try again later) Can someone upload a...
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dwight-watt@...
dwightwatt
May 19, 2003 6:40 pm
I made the copy. I will see if it will let me upload it again. I still have it in jpg format Dwight ' -- Dwight Watt, MCSE,CCNA,A+,CCP,MCSA ...
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gilkenator
May 20, 2003 3:12 am
That would be great. You should be able to upload. I just uploaded a test picture of my dog to the files section. (I deleted it immediately.) gilkenator ... ...
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friendsofdigicomp@yah...
May 21, 2003 1:35 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the friendsofdigicomp group. File :...
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gilkenator
May 21, 2003 3:20 am
I seached through the archives and found several references to patents on the Digicomp1 and other devices. Can someone post the patent numbers so I can try to ...
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beyondparsley
May 21, 2003 8:39 pm
... The Digicomp 1 patent for a "mechanical binary digital computer" is 3,273,794. Digicomp 2's patent # is 3,390,471 Finally, Think-a-Dot ("computer-type game...
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friendsofdigicomp@yah...
May 21, 2003 8:39 pm
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pasodad@...
pasodad
May 21, 2003 8:55 pm
Digi-Comp I patent is 3,273,794. Digi-Comp II (with Dr. Nim) patent is 3,390,471. Patents are available from <A...
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John Cowan
johnwcowan
May 23, 2003 2:17 pm
Does anyone have, and can anyone post, a map of the lower-level board in the DigiComp II? The DC2 manual unfortunately omits this, and it's difficult to...
