Re: Very first commercial computer kit?! by NRI on Ebay - Neat!

From: keith (krw_at_att.bizzzz)
Date: 12/25/04 

Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:21:35 -0500

On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:29:24 +0000, (0) -^- (0) wrote:

> 1970-71 NRI Computer Kit listed on Ebay (or at least part of it)
> I can't tell how complete it is.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5150887045

I hope you're not bidding. You may have stirred up soe competition. ;-)
>
> Here is the finished beasty
>
> http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=884&st=1
>
> 16 WOMPIN bytes of switches! WOOT! So cool. Anyone here ever seen (or
> built) one of these?
>
> BTW: This is not my auction and I don't know the seller. I just
> thought it was neater than spit on a biscut.

I hope you're not bidding. You may have stirred up some competition. ;-)

> This link sorta gives a good timeline. Man this thing was ahead of it's
> time....
>
> http://www.blinkenlights.com/pc.shtml

Doesn't mention the DigiComp-1. I think all the attributes fit.

http://ceicher.homeunix.com/archives/000522.html 

-- 
  Keith