Re: Road Sign?
"Light" sleeper Michail
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michail1@...
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#44476
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Road Sign?
How would ebay item 180516094665 work out as a clock in someone's house. Nope, No nixie, but unique. Michail
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michail1@...
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#44473
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Re: OT: Retro-Tech Photos from the Rand Corporation
Also in the scene, but not visible in the picture - the operator's steel toecap boots
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"fixitsan2" <fixitsan@...>
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#44472
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Re: OT: Retro-Tech Photos from the Rand Corporation
[edited by A.J. - please trim quoted material] <snip> <snip> And what about the carpenter's saw on the other desk. I always do my debugging with Grandad's old toolkit. -- Tom Harris <celephicus@...>
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Tom Harris <celephicus@...>
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#44480
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Re: IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
I'm curious why Hans turned it into a direct drive circuit. The CA3162 already outputs its data in a multiplexed format, and the timing, from what I can get out of the datasheet, seems plenty slow
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"threeneurons" <threeneurons@...>
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#44471
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Re: OT: Retro-Tech Photos from the Rand Corporation
--- On Thu, 8/26/10, Steve <NEONIXIE-L@...> wrote: Threeneurons stated: > Note the circled item on the floor. I have much more respect for Rand, after seeing that one. >
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Steven Arangolord <macguyver50@...>
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#44479
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Re: OT: Retro-Tech Photos from the Rand Corporation
Threeneurons stated: after seeing that one. Note what is under the "circled item" on the floor - such is typically used to assist with "customizations" in conjunction with the circled item.
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"Steve" <NEONIXIE-L@...>
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#44470
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OT: Retro-Tech Photos from the Rand Corporation
Here are a couple of photos from a book about the Rand Corporations early use of computers. One shows Johnivac, the only computer to use RCA's Selectron memory tubes (as opposed to common 'Selectron
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"threeneurons" <threeneurons@...>
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#44469
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Re: IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
--- In NEONIXIE-L@..., "per.zapro" <per.zapro@...> wrote: > I have designed a PCB around Hans' Nixie multimeter design : http://kortlink.dk/roehrenkramladen/83b7 > > The PCB works just
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"A.J." <a.j.franzman@...>
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#44468
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Re: TI MSP430 Launchpad Clock?
"figureloop" <crobc@...> wrote: I get mine in a 2 weeks delay (here in France). I managed to get the stuff working but I get some errors w/ the serial driver on Linux. (works randomly) so this
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Jkx <jkx@...>
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#44467
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IN8-2, cathodes stealing current from decimal point, what to do ?
Hi Group. I have designed a PCB around Hans' Nixie multimeter design : http://kortlink.dk/roehrenkramladen/83b7 The PCB works just nicely, just been mounted on my newly aquired switch mode power
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"per.zapro" <per.zapro@...>
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#44466
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Re: IV-13 Large Russian Numitron
I'll take that as a "no." I will share my experiences once I get some and tinker with them.
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"figureloop" <crobc@...>
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#44465
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Re: TI MSP430 Launchpad Clock?
--- In NEONIXIE-L@..., Adam Jacobs <jacobs.adam@...> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:57 PM, <michail1@...> wrote: > > In a message dated 8/24/2010 8:12:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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"figureloop" <crobc@...>
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#44464
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Re: TI MSP430 Launchpad Clock?
I imagine the response was overwhelming, considering the $4.95 or so price. I placed my order through Mouser about two months ago, since the TI order page was not working that particular night. I
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"Joe Bento" <joseph@...>
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#44462
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Re: TI MSP430 Launchpad Clock?
Mine arrived a couple days ago, I haven't had a chance to do more than install their compiler/IDE. I plan to see what I can do with one in the near future, though. I can't imagine that they would NOT
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Adam Jacobs <jacobs.adam@...>
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#44463
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TI MSP430 Launchpad Clock?
I'm sure many in the group are aware of the incredible bargain Texas Instruments is currently offering on their MSP430 Launchpad development board. Were that I an accomplished programmer - especially
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"Joe Bento" <joseph@...>
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#44460
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Re: TI MSP430 Launchpad Clock?
I am still wondering if anyone has received them. I ordered them two months ago and still haven't received them. Same for the chronos watch. Michail
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michail1@...
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#44461
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Re: NEO-5000 / Alphanumeric B5971 Giveaway
I found the culprit! <!--[if lt IE 7]> <style type="text/css"> html { display:none; } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> (window.prompt('Please get a new
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"Brian Stuckey" <brian@...>
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#44458
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Re: NEO-5000 / Alphanumeric B5971 Giveaway
Hmm. I didn't actually put that message there, but I am guessing that the chat software I had installed may have been doing that. I removed the potentially offending code. Let me see if I can find an
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"Brian Stuckey" <brian@...>
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#44457
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Re: PIcaxe 08M to 74141 problem
[edited by A.J. - please trim quoted material] <snip> Ah-ha! That behavior smells exactly
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Bill Esposito <thejbw@...>
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#44459
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