Fischer Technik and similar logic-enhanced toys (was Re: OT:Language for the ages)

[Gooijen, Henk]

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> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org 
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
> Sent: woensdag 19 oktober 2005 5:25
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Fischer Technik and similar logic-enhanced toys (was 
> Re: OT:Language for the ages)
> 
> On 10/19/05, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Real nerds use Fischer-Technik.
> 
> I saw that stuff in the early 80s and couldn't come close to 
> affording it.
> 
> > Fischer Technik has gone down spectacularly since I was a 
> kid. In the 
> > old days there were fairly simple elecrronic modules (alas so 
> > expensive that I couldn't afford enough of them) -- things like a 
> > double pole changeover relay, analogue voltage comparator, 
> AND gate, 
> > OR gate, flip-flop, monotstable, etc.
> 
> I remember that stuff - in particular, I remember enough 
> logic for an elevator controller and a traffic light.
> 
> I'd _love_ a way to home-brew some sort of snap-together logic toy. 
> For that matter, I'd love a way to make something like a DEC 
> Logic Lab from stuff around the house (i.e. - a 2 sq ft board 
> covered with logic and plug points)... One could use banana 
> jacks, etc., for the interconnects, but at retail pricing, 
> that would start to add up to real money real fast.
> 
> -ethan


I read a few months ago an interesting article about a virtual
building blocks piece of freeware software to be downloaded from
http://www.muvium.com/  It is the "link" Virtual Breadboard, but
it is already also for months announced with "Coming Soon.."
I regularly keep watching this site ...

- Henk, PA8PDP.

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