On the topic of the viability of a Digi-Comp I re-issue...
In the past three months, two kits have been put up for auction on eBay.
One fetched over $421.50. Most recently, an usassembled kit went for
$148.50 after 22 bids by 10 distinct bidders.
I personally have always wished for a "version 2," with tighter tolerances,
smoother action, and perhaps even 4 "flip-flops" instead of the standard 3.
Brass or aluminum instead of plastic would add an especially nice touch.
After all, who's wife is going to let her husband display a plastic computer
in the living room? On the other hand, a nice polished brass model in a
glass case...
FYI, there is a YahooGroups group named "friendsofdigicomp" with 178
members.
Oh, right.... So why am I posting to the Classic Computing mailing list?
Because a ClassicCmp member wrote me to say:
"One person I know has taken molds from his example
and is planng on re-issuing it as a kit."
Whoever you are, I thought you'd be interested in the present
supply-and-demand
situation.
A limited run of 100 at $50 a piece would probably sell-out without too much
effort.
My impression is that the vast majority of the friendsofdigicomp group
members
-don't- have one anymore. (Mine got thrown away when we moved in 1971...)
Regards,
--Tim McNerney
Newton, MA
Postscripts...
Recently someone submitted a schematic of the Digi-Comp I electronic
equivalent
to friendsofdigicomp. I believe you need to join the group to view this:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/friendsofdigicomp/files/DC1-PLA.pdf
BTW, I have DXF format CAD models of all the plastic parts, but only in 2D.
There are scans of the plastic parts and manuals at the YahooGroups site.
Received on Tue Jul 22 2003 - 18:35:31 BST