I found a pretty good EC-1 description at:
http://www.heathkit-museum.com/computers/ec-1.html
Bruce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Coward" <mranalog_at_home.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: Mechanical analog computer history...Heathkit
> On Wed, 9 May 2001, John wrote:
> > Doug...?
>
> Sorry, I'm on digest.
>
> On Wed, 9 May 2001, Bruce Ray wrote:
> > ...and who has information on that wonderfully-nostalgic ol'
> > Heathkit analog computer that existed in the '60s??
>
> I could probably answer most questions. I have two EC-1s.
>
> > It was the EC-1 that I was thinking of, and was hundreds of dollars in
the
> > '60s as I recall. Any cover-page art scanned for that to take me back a
few
> > decades..?
>
> I have both manuals for EC-1 on CD. I could send you a scan
> of the cover from both manuals, but there is not a picture of
> the computer on the covers. The EC-1 first appeared in the 1960
> catalog. Unfortunity, I can seem to find any of Heath catalogs
> after 1959.
>
> On Wed, 9 May 2001, ip500 wrote:
> > The Heath ANALOG COMPUTER model ES-400 circa 1957]
>
> The Heath Electronic Analog Computer (ES-400 is the model
> number of just the cabinet kit) was advertised in their catalogs
> from 1956 to 1959. I have about half of the kit manuals for
> this computer, and no computer.
>
> On Wed, 9 May 2001, Bruce Ray wrote:
> > I'll ask, John; what -is- the *exact* Heathkit part number for the EC-1
> > computer assembly and user manuals?
>
> When contacting Heath manual replacement service, you just need
> the kit model number.
>
> Regards,
> --Doug
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> _at_ home in Poulsbo, WA
>
> Analog Computer Online Museum and History Center
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