16 Dec
1998
16 Dec
'98
4:48 p.m.
At 10:09 PM 12/16/98 -0800, you wrote:
Hi Doug and all,
At 12:50 AM 12/16/98 -0600, you wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, dave dameron wrote:
>
>> I was looked through some older magazines and found another computer kit
>> from about 1959, 1960, a full page ad for the "geniac". It has 6 dials,
each
>> with 16 sets of radial holes. It's cost
was US$19.95 and made in Mass. My
>> guess is it was electro-mechanical, but could not tell any more from
the
ad.
>> The ad said it could play "Nim", but
that doesn't seem to be that unusual.
>> Has anyone seen one or knows what it did?
>
>The GENIAC was designed by Edmund Berkeley in 1955 and sold by his buddy
>Oliver Garfield until the late 50's. Thomas Haddock calls the GENIAC the
>first pc. He was close, but wrong.
Hmmm... I had one of those once upon a time, and could swear that I found
the manual for it (missing the front cover tho...) again recently. Have to
put that back on my 'dig it out' list.
-jim
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