24 Jun
2004
24 Jun
'04
9:22 a.m.
A number of months ago a chap on the cctalk list mentioned this book (by
Alcosser, Phillips and Wolk), and we started a correspondance whereby he
took images of the pages and sent them to me.
Unfortunately the chap appears to have disappeared (Presumably a busy
fellow), and I only have a portion of the book.
Does anyone else have this book and would be willing to image the pages
(He used a digital camera, which worked fine as far as I could see) for
me?
The book is not easy to find, and being in the middle-of-nowhere Iowa,
there aren't many obscure bookstores to find this sort of thing in. Not to
mention the wealthy of resources on the ccmp list alone that might be able
to help me.
Thanks all;
JP
24 Jun
24 Jun
9:11 p.m.
is that the book with the paper clips on the front of it in the picture?
they were using them as a keyboard?
Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
Please check our web site at
http://www.smecc.org
to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we
buy, and by all means when in Arizona drop in and see us.
address:
coury house / smecc
5802 w palmaire ave
glendale az 85301
----- Original Message -----
From: "JP Hindin" <jplist(a)kiwigeek.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:22 AM
Subject: "How to build a working digital computer" - Anyone with copies?
A number of months ago a chap on the cctalk list mentioned this book (by
Alcosser, Phillips and Wolk), and we started a correspondance whereby he
took images of the pages and sent them to me.
Unfortunately the chap appears to have disappeared (Presumably a busy
fellow), and I only have a portion of the book.
Does anyone else have this book and would be willing to image the pages
(He used a digital camera, which worked fine as far as I could see) for
me?
The book is not easy to find, and being in the middle-of-nowhere Iowa,
there aren't many obscure bookstores to find this sort of thing in. Not to
mention the wealthy of resources on the ccmp list alone that might be able
to help me.
Thanks all;
JP
25 Jun
25 Jun
5:58 a.m.
is that the book with the paper clips on the front of
it in the picture?
they were using them as a keyboard?
Half!
Paperclips I'll believe, the computer is supposed to be constructed out of
paperclips for switches. Whether it was a keyboard or not, I'm unsure, I
don't know what the dust jacket ever looked like.
JP
5:54 p.m.
I have a paper back book in the computers that we started on display.......
will try to get more details tomorrow ed!
----- Original Message -----
From: "JP Hindin" <jplist(a)kiwigeek.com>
To: "ed sharpe" <esharpe(a)uswest.net>et>; "General Discussion: On-Topic
and
Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: "How to build a working digital computer" - Anyone with copies?
is that the book with the paper clips on the
front of it in the picture?
they were using them as a keyboard?
Half!
Paperclips I'll believe, the computer is supposed to be constructed out of
paperclips for switches. Whether it was a keyboard or not, I'm unsure, I
don't know what the dust jacket ever looked like.
JP
30 Jun
30 Jun
5 p.m.
did you get the book!?
ed!
----- Original Message -----
From: "JP Hindin" <jplist(a)kiwigeek.com>
To: "ed sharpe" <esharpe(a)uswest.net>et>; "General Discussion: On-Topic
and
Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: "How to build a working digital computer" - Anyone with copies?
is that the book with the paper clips on the
front of it in the picture?
they were using them as a keyboard?
Half!
Paperclips I'll believe, the computer is supposed to be constructed out of
paperclips for switches. Whether it was a keyboard or not, I'm unsure, I
don't know what the dust jacket ever looked like.
JP
25 Jun
25 Jun
9 a.m.
OK, try this. Go to the following URL:
http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/338bfb5358bc8a03.html
It should prompt you to enter a zip code, or other location (i.e.
"UK"). Click on "GO" and it'll return a list of various libraries
that
have the book. For me (in Wisconsin) it shows the Milwaukee School of
Engineering, Ripon College, University of Wisconsin in River Falls, and
many more in iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.
Perhaps it'll turn up a copy near you. Good luck! And if you can't
find one, let me know off-list and I'll make a quick trip to Milwaukee
for you.
-Tom
JP Hindin wrote:
A number of months ago a chap on the cctalk list
mentioned this book (by
Alcosser, Phillips and Wolk), and we started a correspondance whereby he
took images of the pages and sent them to me.
Unfortunately the chap appears to have disappeared (Presumably a busy
fellow), and I only have a portion of the book.
Does anyone else have this book and would be willing to image the pages
(He used a digital camera, which worked fine as far as I could see) for
me?
The book is not easy to find, and being in the middle-of-nowhere Iowa,
there aren't many obscure bookstores to find this sort of thing in. Not to
mention the wealthy of resources on the ccmp list alone that might be able
to help me.
Thanks all;
JP
7361
days inactive
7367
days old
5 comments
3 participants
participants (3)
-
esharpe＠uswest.net -
jplist＠kiwigeek.com -
tomhudson＠execpc.com