E.I. Homebuilt Computer (was Re: "Single instance" machines) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Dec 1998

Hi Doug and all,
At 02:10 PM 12/10/98 -0600, you wrote:
...
 On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, dave dameron wrote:
  I would be interested in the article. I built the
later one (E.I., about
 1966) with 60 neon lamps as 6 decade shift register/counters and a rotary
 telephone dial. This one used 3 12AU7/ECC82 as 6 buffer amps. The diodes in
 it I used were from scrapped IBM assemblies. I still have some 6V lamps in
 orange plastic holders from the same scrapyard, used on some IBM panels. 
Very cool, Dave!  I didn't know about that one.  Any chance you can
pin-point the issue it appeared in?
 I don't know the exact issue. I have it in a magazine- a collection of E.I.
Articles: "Electronics Illustrated Practical Electronics",  by Fawcett, No.
641, copyright 1966. It is a red magazine with a 72 mc radio controlled
system on the cover + "Electronic Computer" + "Low power Transmitter".
...
 I have the 1960 article, but I haven't built the
1960 machine (yet).
The nice case alone looks like it would be a coupla hundred bucks to
replicate today, but I suppose you could just make a bare-board version.

-Dave