Digi-Comp 1 Toy Computer
Object Details
- Date made
- 1965
- date received
- 1977
- maker
- E.S.R., Incorporated
- Description
- In the mid-1960s, most children had never seen an electronic computer. However, they had heard stories of the power of these giant instruments and knew that they were associated with space flight. This toy brought the mathematical principles of the digital computer into the home. The manual describes several problems that could be set up, including a basic check out of whether the device was functioning properly, counting down from 7 to 1 in binary, logical riddles, and the game of NIM. There is a special piece that can be used to represent the logical operation "or." The toy was made by E.S.R., Inc. of Orange and Montclair, New Jersey. It sold for about $5.00.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Place Made
- United States: New Jersey, Montclair
- Subject
- Education
- Toys
- Games
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Sputnik
- Science & Mathematics
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Garver
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 1978.0067.59
- catalog number
- 1978.0067.59
- accession number
- 1978.0067
- Object Name
- puzzle
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4.3 cm x 47 cm x 33 cm; 1 11/16 in x 18 1/2 in x 13 in
- Record ID
- nmah_694610