Hi Tim I'm a little late on this tread as I don't have the time to scan the group too often. I am a digicomp fan having had one as a kid. I'm also the owner of...
Can your package import DXF files? I'm working with Tim McNerney on creating drawings. I have prototypes of the major parts in DXF format. I think Tim was...
I would like to rent a Digi-Comp I for one week so I can better understand its operation. Although it's obviously not a computer, I believe it is a Field ...
The entire manual is on the web site.in "files". I scanned it and uploaded it several weeks ago. It is in a zip file. Dwight ... Dwight Watt, MCSE, CCP,...
Hi Noah ... Yes. ... We don't laser cut plastic for environmental reasons but plywood could work or you could mill the plastic. Metal might have smoother ...
Does anyone know how to post messages with paragraphs wrapped properly? I tried the wrap mode and the no wrap mode and nothing works. I also see other messages...
Ha! Brass is old fashioned. Or has a Kzin gone soft and romantic? Myself, I'd prefer some nice modern thick, traslucent acrylic. Perhaps illuminate the parts...
Friends, In my quest to set things up so we can fabricate DigiComp I reproductions from scratch, I took measurements and scanned all the components (I will ...
No! No! I wanted the translucent acrylic DigiComp! Also Derek K. has better drawings than I do (with dimensions). I have calipers. I live in San Francisco. If...
Right, I had suggested using finely machined Victorian brass... with lots of filigree and fidly bits etched into the parts. Oh and did I mention the inlaid...
... And the initials CB discreetly engraved in one corner. The DigiComp Engine. ISAGN. -- - Rich Holmes Syracuse, NY "We're waist deep in the Big Muddy And...
Wouldn't it be wise to achieve correct functional performance first, before considering what it looks like ? Or maybe functionality is not a requirement ! Is...
Would it be possible for someone to load up the remaining pages of the DC1 Advanced Manual (pages 21 onwards) and the ROMPS manuals? We would then have all of...
... Well... What would Babbage do? Spend years and immense sums of money, probably, designing and redesigning, making test assembly after test assembly, always...
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Hi all, I examined a DC1 rented from VintageTech (www.vintagetech.com) and came up with a schematic representation modeled after a programmable logic array....
There are a number of us who are interested in making a Digi-Comp I re-issue happen. This would be a replica of the original. It probably would -not- come...
It sounds like this balsa model MAY be functional, but the seller recommends you just look at it. I'm not bidding, but I thought someone here might be...
Here is a summary of the Digi-Comp I replica survey: Total: 13 people replied 1. Do you own a DC1? 7 No, 5 Yes, 2 No answer 2. Want plastic replica? 3 No, 9...
Terms are negotiable. I recently rented a Digi-Comp 1 for one week for $20 plus shipping costs with a $200 deposit. I can provide the reference on request. ...
This is a cool (what do you call it) newsgroup (?) Should I introduce myself? Iam a computer programmer programming digital logic controllers called PLC's in...
There is a Digi-Comp II on eBay. I think it has been over 2 years since one of these has surfaced. It is at $200 right now. Maybe this will be a deal....
Yes, It looks like you'll get plenty for it. Bob S. ************************* In a message dated 9/30/2003 4:43:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... [Non-text...
I have used the Digi-Comp I and II to teach the basics of computer logic, but i have yet to find or create a simple handout that would cover the basics of...