NIMROD

It's 1951...
and the Festival of Britain opens its doors.

One of the many venues of the Festival — which extends across much of Britain — is the Exhibition of Science in South Kensington.

Here, amongst other wonders, you will see the Ferranti NIMROD.
This is the first digital computer designed specifically to play a game — truly the very first "Computer Game"... In the process, it illuminates principles of binary arithmetic and digital logic.

So, leave Lara Croft and her friends behind for a while, and journey back to the years BT (Before Transistors), where just to see a computer is an adventure, and to actually control it is the ultimate thrill!

Welcome to... NIMROD!

Simulation Created by Pete Goodeve

The Game of NIM — If you're not familiar with the game, you'd better start here...
The Control Desk — Where you run the program and play the game.
Playing the Game — getting going...
The Main Facade
- Centre Panel — Game State Display
- Left Panel — Instruction Display
- Right Panel — Block Schematic Display
The NIMROD Machine — Some facts and figures about the original.
NIMROD Guide — The full story... in the original text.
Including...:
- ('The Secret of') NIM This is where you find out how to win...
- THE WAY IN WHICH NIMROD PLAYS NIM Here's what all those panel lights mean...
Caveats and Cheats
Administration — Copyright — Distribution — References

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