9 Apr
2002
9 Apr
'02
6 a.m.
On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Bill Richman wrote:
I think Doug Salot and Doug Coward might have this sort of stuff. I know
Doug C. was attempting to find all the parts to put one together a few
years back, but I don't know what eventual progress he made on that.
Also, check Chuck Swiger's site that Doug S. just posted:
http://www.widomaker.com/~cswiger/simon/index.html
Edmund Berekely (the designer) wrote a book called "Computers: Their
Operation and Applications" that in part detailed the design of the Simon.
It has numerous diagrams and stuff.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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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.
So is there a complete set of schematics and/or construction diagrams
available anywhere on the web? I saw some pictures and a description -
maybe on the Blinkinlights website - but have never seen the articles
about building it anywhere.