lpress@isi.edu (Laurence I. Press) (01/12/91)
I have seen mention of a tic-tac-toe machine built of Tinkertoys. Can someone give me a pointer to an article on this and any other machines using unusual components for logic and/or memory? Larry
jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca (Jerry Penner) (01/12/91)
In article <16352@venera.isi.edu> lpress@venera.isi.edu (Laurence I. Press) writes: >I have seen mention of a tic-tac-toe machine built of Tinkertoys. >Can someone give me a pointer to an article on this and any other >machines using unusual components for logic and/or memory? > >Larry Check an issue of Scientific American in the May-August 1988 range. Or maybe a little later. Sorry to be so inconcise. But it's in the Computer Recreations sometime in the second half of 1988 if I recall anywhere close to correctly. -- ------------- Jerry Penner alberta!bode!jpenne Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us (Dan Hartung) (01/12/91)
lpress@venera.isi.edu (Laurence I. Press) writes: >I have seen mention of a tic-tac-toe machine built of Tinkertoys. >Can someone give me a pointer to an article on this and any other >machines using unusual components for logic and/or memory? Scientific American's computer columnsit, A.K. Dewdney, did a column about this last spring (?). Full description and a marvelously detailed illustration showing exactly how it works! -- :;:;:;:;:;:;: Daniel A. Hartung : Disclaimer: \|/ \|/ \|/ dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us : My opinions are married to me, | | | Birch Grove Software : forsaking all others.
jmc@DEC-Lite.Stanford.EDU (John McCarthy) (01/12/91)
The Tinkertoy tic-tac-toe machine is in the Boston Computer Museum. It wasn't operational during our visit in November.
jfb@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Jamie Bradford) (01/13/91)
In article <16352@venera.isi.edu>, lpress@isi.edu (Laurence I. Press) writes: > I have seen mention of a tic-tac-toe machine built of Tinkertoys. > Can someone give me a pointer to an article on this and any other > machines using unusual components for logic and/or memory? > > Larry In a book titled _The_Recursive_Universe_, the author (whose name I have forgotten) discusses building a computer out of Life gliders and glider guns. The book is very Life-oriented, and good reading in general. Jamie Bradford jfb@naucse.cse.nau.edu