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CARDIAC (CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation) via Adafruit Industries [Shared]

Back in the 1960’s and early 70’s Bell Labs made some very sophisticated educational kits available to high schools and colleges. Designed for classroom use, they included wonderful manuals written by Bell Labs staff. One of these kits, introduced in 1968, was CARDIAC: A CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation.

CARDIAC is a learning aid developed by David Hagelbarger and Saul Fingerman for Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1968 to teach high school students how computers work. The kit consists of an instruction manual and a die-cut cardboard “computer”.

welchwrite.com/blog/2025/06/16

Been driving myself bonkers - designing a miniature thing in my head.

Today had the epiphany that because it needs to be relatively sturdy but not a fully functioning replica of anything - I can just make it out of cardboard and it will still be great.

Huzzah !

Now I just need to master using an exacto/craft knife without slicing myself ...