No. He is correct. Book was orange. Used futura
font on cover. Had computer in name. I built and
still have computer for my 6th grade project. Used
telephone dial as input. Had to substitute different
transistors. Had 10 flip-flops, each with a flash
light bulb next to them, and a complementar bulb
which I mounted in board at top of project. It
could add, or subtract, or toggle. I made this
modification by using a very cool rotary switch.
Hardest part of project, other than my two failed
rectifiers (OK, so I got it wrong, I was 11 or 12)
was de-bouncing the telephone dial. My dad had a
friend who was an electrical engineer who designed
a lot of the electronics for Lowrey organs who helped
(told me) where to change values for resistors,
capacitors, and substitute in less expensive, newer
transistors in flip-flops. Each flip flop was two
half adders.
While I am not disputing the existence or similarity
of the magazine article, heck, for all I remember the
author might have said, that this book is based on
article he read or wrote, but this book definitely
existed.
Bradley Slavik