Mirrored by Matthew Monroe from the now missing pages at http://www.calormen.com/vpm/puzzlesolutions/rubikscube/
Back in 1981-82, Erno Rubik released a puzzle that seemed to start a Cube Craze. His Rubik's Cube was just the start of dozens of puzzles to hit the market. Although the craze lasted only 2 to 3 years, there are some puzzle fans out there, like me, who simply refuse to let it all go. If you are one of those, or simply still have one of these puzzles around, you can finally SOLVE the darn thing by following along.
Please review the Basic Terminology section, as you will need to be familiar with it in order to follow along.