11 Apr
2002
11 Apr
'02
9:32 a.m.
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
> >