1963 Digi-Comp 1 Operating Digital Plastic Binary Computer Kit ESR 101

Description

This is a 1965 Digi-Comp 1 digital computer Model 101 sealed in original plastic!
Never been used. New in box. Plastic wrapper never opened.
Programmable binary computer - see logic in action with this manual computer.  "Now for the first time see and understand the operations hidden in the circuits of a giant computer and learn the language of computers!"
The first real operating digital computer in plastic
In the collection of the National Museum of American History and the Rhode Island Computer Museum
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 .00.
LOCATION
Currently not on view
DATE MADE
1965
DATE RECEIVED
1977
MAKER
E.S.R., Incorporated
PLACE MADE
United States: New Jersey, Montclair
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