Computer & Cyber Deck

25 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Computer & Cyber Deck
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Paul Swinford Duo Spell two mentally chosen cards spelled out, see p. 206 for references and mention of Swinford & Cairy's "Computer Cards"/"Cyberdeck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 9)
194
Nick Trost Judah's Computer Cards simplified handling for Judah's "Computing Any Value Named"
Also published here 1979
Close-Up Mentalism
2
Nick Trost 4 Person Mental Effect sixteen punched cards, four spectators think of one from a group of four each, found with sorting rod
Also published here 1979
Close-Up Mentalism
15
Martin Gardner The Binary System historical information and punch card sorting applications
  • sorting 32 punch cards in numerical order
  • divining selected number
  • solving logic problem
VariationsAlso published here
  • Scientific American, Dec. 1960
 1986
The Cyberdeck
1
Paul Swinford The Cyberdeck credit information, computer cards precursor, handling with sorting rod
  • Historical Data
  • Design of the Deck
  • Handling and Operating the Deck
Related to
  • "The Computer Cards" & "Three Mysteries with the Computer Cards" (Paul Swinford & Clyde Cairy, marketed item 1966)
 1986
The Cyberdeck
9
Paul Swinford Separating the Suits with sorting rod
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
15
Paul Swinford Finding the Card named card is left over after sorting procedure with sorting rod
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
16
Paul Swinford Four of a Kind locating any four-of-a-kind with sorting rod
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
17
Paul Swinford Let's Play Poker locating any type of poker hand with sorting rod
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
17
Paul Swinford Poker Spectacular poker deal with cyberdeck which is stacked with sorting rod, incorporates gag cards Fourteen and Fifteen of Spades
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
17
Paul Swinford Four Impressions one of sixteen cards thought of, packet extracted with sorting rod several times ("Is your card among those?"), Magic Age Cards
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
19
Paul Swinford The Discerning Joker one of sixteen cards thought of, packet extracted with sorting rod several times ("Is your card among those?"), Magic Age Cards, selection ends up on top and Joker at position of selection's value, Binarial Transposition
Related to 1986
The Cyberdeck
20
Paul Swinford Transmigration sixteen cards sorted with sorting rod, two people remember one of the cards, their positions transpose after a few sortings, Binarial Transposition
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
21
Paul Swinford Impossibility one of sixteen cards thought of, ends up at a chosen position after a few sortings with sorting rod
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
24
Paul Swinford Tap-a-Thought one of six cards thought of, value spelled to find it
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
25
Paul Swinford Identity Crises two cards selected and put reversed in deck, deck sorted with sorting rod, selections occupy each other's position, "reflected symmetry", with variation
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
26
Paul Swinford Spellout deck sorted with sorting rod, all four-of-a-kinds together, spelling through deck with every value
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
28
Paul Swinford Gardner Adenda comments on Martin Gardner's article
  • A Problem Solved
  • A Message Retold
Inspired by 1986
The Cyberdeck
31
Paul Swinford Miscellania more on Cyberdeck handling
  • Care and Feeding
  • Concluding Obervations
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
33
Paul Swinford Selected References
1986
The Cyberdeck
35
Nick Trost Chapter 34 - Computer Cards credit information on computer cards and sorting systems in general
  • Making the cards
  • Handling the cards
 		2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
839
Nick Trost Judah's Computer Cards simplified handling for Judah's "Computing Any Value Named"
Also published here 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
843
Nick Trost Computing Four Mentally Selected Cards sixteen punched cards, four spectators think of one from a group of four each, found with sorting rod
Also published here 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
845
Nick Trost Computer Card Spelling three spectators think of a card from a set of punched computer cards, found by spelling
Inspired by
  • Mike Zerance's spelling trick "Zerancism"
 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
847
Nick Trost Computer Card Poker deck of thirty-two punched computer cards and sorting rod used for poker deal
 		2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
848