Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. A bit of history
  3. Lesson 1. The buffer counter
    1. 1.1. Idea: what the buffer is
    2. 1.2. Idea: subtracting by adding
    3. 1.3. Formula
    4. 1.4. Assembly
    5. 1.5. Check
    6. Lesson 1 insert (Cmd+I)
  4. Lesson 2. The rope
    1. 2.1. Idea: release while the buffer is below the goal
    2. 2.2. Idea: comparing — the CD4585
    3. 2.3. Formula
    4. 2.4. Assembly
    5. 2.5. Check
    6. Lesson 2 insert (Cmd+I)
  5. Lesson 3. Herbie with a die
    1. 3.1. Idea: a die at Herbie
    2. 3.2. Assembly
    3. 3.3. Check
  6. Lesson 4. The experiment: push or pull
    1. 4.1. How to run it
    2. 4.2. Experiment 1: three ways
    3. 4.3. Experiment 2: Herbie sped up
    4. 4.4. Why
    5. 4.5. Check
  7. What happens and why
  8. Summary
  9. All the parts