Another ~1960 computer kit - Philips?

From: D. Peschel <dpeschel_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu Dec 17 17:02:20 1998

> None of the *computers* I've seen have full Turing-machine power. It's
> that damn infinite tape on the Turing machine that makes it such a
> kick-butt machine :-)

Well, OK, you're right. None of the toys I've seen have been actual modern
von Neumann machines as we know them. There. Is that general enoguh for
you? Seriously, I'm still interested in building a mechanical "real
computer".

> Many of the early toy/personal/home computers I know of have already been
> mentioned here, but there's one in particular that hasn't and will blow
> you away with both it's "specs" and the effect it had on computing as we
> know it today.
>
> [More organ music. Fade to black again.]

Are you in cahoots with Sam "see the VCF web page" Ismail?

-- Derek
Received on Thu Dec 17 1998 - 17:02:20 GMT