Turns out I was one of the list members who received the Simon plans on CD
-- I found it this morning.
-- Tony
At 12:25 PM 4/9/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>I distinctly remember scanning and burning the CD-ROMs for several
>listmembers. Since I rarely will dispose of such stuff, there is
>probably a copy of the CD-ROM around here someplace ...but where :). I
>also got a copy of the Mark-8 and IIRC TV Typewriter on CD from Jim, but
>this is something different. You and I are the only two people *I* know
>of who have the original plans on the list.
>
>Doug Salot wrote:
> >
> > The scans and CD-ROM don't ring a bell for me (and I didn't see any
> > reference in the archives). Are you sure you're not thinking of the
> > Mark-8 scans and CD-ROM Jim Willing produced a while back?
> >
> > -- Doug
> >
> > On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Marvin Johnston wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I have the original plans for Simon. They were scanned a few years ago
> > > and made available to listmembers on CD-ROM, but I don't know where the
> > > scans are at this point. Doug also has the plans and I *thought* he had
> > > made them available on the web. Someone had gotten copies of the plans
> > > from IIRC the Babbage Institute, but they were prohibited from
> > > distributing them. Check the ClassicCmp Archives for more information.
> > >
> > > Tony Eros wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Are there any Simon construction plans floating around?
> > > >
> > > > -- Tony
> > > >
> > > > At 01:01 PM 4/9/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Are you talking about the 1950s Simon "electronic brain"?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Some people are silly and lazy. If they would do the research,
> they would
> > > > > > find that the Simon was a construction project. So it's not
> like you're
> > > > > > going to find a mass produced, commercially sold
> variant. You're only
> > > > > > likely, if you're incredibly lucky, to find some hobbyists rats
> nest of
> > > > > > wires and relays.
> > > > >
> > > > >Like this one?
> > > > > http://www.widomaker.com/~cswiger/simon/index.html
> > > > >
> > > > >-- Doug
> > >
Received on Thu Apr 11 2002 - 09:32:38 BST