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Plastic mechanical computer from 1963: The Digi-Comp 1 [video]

18 points by tobr - 6 comments
andrehacker [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Reproductions are still produced, see the wikipedia page.
leephillips [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I had one! One of my favorite possessions in elementary school. It came with a nice booklet introducing the theory. Because I studied that booklet, I was probably the only brat in my 2nd grade who knew about number bases. I entertained myself by converting decimal numbers into binary.
NetMageSCW [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I had a CARDIAC when I was young.
MomsAVoxell [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Still got it? Would be pretty neat to bust out of the attic ..
rustcleaner [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Really cool! Will we ever construct Babbage's Analytical Engine?
drfuchs [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Wait til you see the DigiComp II! It has flip-flops driven by marbles and gravity. Truly astounding.