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playerpiano56 intro and query - playerpiano56 - 12-25-2013 I do hands on math and science education on a shoestring budget in Minneapolis with Leonardo's Basement leonardosbasement.org . I have some previous work in the world of optical computing which I want to make more tangible to to more students by having a simulator. Redstone circuits look to be a great way to accomplish this: EE TImes-Neon Lamps and Photoconductors Illuminate Logic http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1279395 The ultimate goal as I currently see it is to rewrite "An Introduction to Elementary Computer and Compiler Design" by Dennis R. Steele with Redstone circuit labs that emulate a an optical drum based state controller and then somehow or other (I have access to a milling machine and lathe . . . . finally) build and actual optical drum based state machine. In an ideal implementation the drum would spin fast enough to also act as a display: Temporal Scroller: http://youtu.be/9X_q6Db53jQ EE Times-It's a vision thing – creating an optical computer memory http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1279632 Interested in advice, questions and collaborations Thanks much! Best, Ed RE: playerpiano56 intro and query - newomaster - 12-28-2013 Wow awesome Minneapolis! Another Minnesotan <3