In 1984. w en it was still legal to use computers in the casinos. Keith Taft hired me to write an operating manual for his “David” computer. which was the computer Ken Uston later referred to as “George.” Here’s how it worked:
In the toe of each shoe there were two “switches,” or buttons-one above each big toe and one beneath-for a total of four switches. Each switch conveyed a different code to the computer, which was a small epoxy-encased device that was strapped to the calf beneath the trousers. The computer itself was about the size of a pack of cigarettes, but thinner. By using a series oftoe taps, kind of like Morse code, the player could relay to the computer everything it needed to know in order to make a decision in a blackjack game-which cards had already been dealt, what cards the player held, and the dealer’s upcard.
Mar 11
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