Device for teaching computer programming

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR TEACHING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COMPRISING: AN AREA FOR SIMULATING MEMORY CELLS LOCATABLE BY CHANNEL AND SECTOR COORDINATES; MEMORY INDICIA MEANS ADAPTED TO INDICATE SELECTED CHANNELS AND SECTORS; REGISTER INDICIA MEANS ADAPTED TO INDICATE AN OPERATION OF TRANSFER OF DATA FROM A CELL; OPERATION INDICIA MEANS ADAPTED TO INDICATE THE PERFORMANCE OF A SPECIFIED OPERATION; AN ORDER REGISTER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO AN OPERATION TO BE PERFORMED AND TO DATA STORAGE; AND AN OPERATION SWITCH ADAPTED TO ACTIVATE MEMORY INDICIA AND REGISTER INDICIA MEANS RESPECTIVE TO A SELECTED MEMORY CELL AND STEP IN A SELECTED PROGRAM, AND THEREAFTER AN OPERATION INDICIA MEANS TO INDICATE THE CLASS OF OPERATION TO BE CONDUCTED WITH THE DATA RESPECTIVE TO THE REGISTER INDICIA MEANS, AND THEREAFTER, WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE DISPOSITION IN THE AREA OF DATA RESULTING FROM THE OPERATION, SAID OPERATION SWITCH BEING FUNCTIONALLY UNRELATED TO THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF COMPLETION OF ANY CALCULATION OR MANIPULATORY STEP, SAID CALCULATION OR MANIPULATORY STEPS BEING ACCOMPLISHED BY THE STUDENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAM STEPS INDICATED BY ACTUATION OF SAID MEANS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SEQUENTIAL SETTINGS OF THE OPERATION SWITCH.