Re: Your earliest encounters?

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From: David Wade
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 18:57

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On 23/03/2018 21:33, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
> On 23/03/2018 21:11, David Wade wrote:
>> On 20/03/2018 21:54, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>>> I think recently that we discussed the DigiComp
>>> plastic binary adder (with stick-on paper 1 and 0!),
>>> but preceding that, I was involved with wiring up
>>> NOR gates with OC200 or OC201 transistors for the
>>> school's first "computer".
>>>
>>> This was about 1966 when I was 15.
>>
>> Which school Gareth?
> 
> Nailsea Grammar School, under the aegis of
> maths teacher D.E.Lane.
> 
I used a similar beast at Darlington 6th form college. Used screw-in 
flash lamp bulbs to display memory content. Had to fill it full of "1" 
bits and tighten all the bulbs. Designed by Hector Parr

http://www.hectorparr.freeuk.com/index.htm

who was the Music teacher, and built by the pupils...

Dave

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