Thanks to Tempus for sparking my curiosity, I was able to find, online, the original solution packet that was printed by Ideal Toy Corp back in 1980-ish, when the cube first came out. This was the original, official solution that was given to the Rubik's cube. I created a PDF version available for download.
Download here: The Ideal Solution PDF
Looking at it now, it's funny a few of the phrases they use (for example saying "Rubik's cube" in the possessive instead of "The Rubik's cube" the way we say it today), and a lot of the seriously underestimated information (such as saying that the cube has "over 3 billion possible color combinations" and "Rubik's cube can even be solved in 2 minutes flat!").
I think it's a very interesting solution. A corners first solution involving solving the top layer first, then the bottom layer, then the 4 middle edges. I've created a wiki page just for this solution. Y'all can help with it if you want.
Anyway, just an interesting historical artifact. Hope y'all enjoy!
Download here: The Ideal Solution PDF
Looking at it now, it's funny a few of the phrases they use (for example saying "Rubik's cube" in the possessive instead of "The Rubik's cube" the way we say it today), and a lot of the seriously underestimated information (such as saying that the cube has "over 3 billion possible color combinations" and "Rubik's cube can even be solved in 2 minutes flat!").
I think it's a very interesting solution. A corners first solution involving solving the top layer first, then the bottom layer, then the 4 middle edges. I've created a wiki page just for this solution. Y'all can help with it if you want.
Anyway, just an interesting historical artifact. Hope y'all enjoy!
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