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Re: Road Sign?
"Light" sleeper Michail
By michail1@... · #44476 ·
Road Sign?
How would ebay item 180516094665 work out as a clock in someone's house. Nope, No nixie, but unique. Michail
By michail1@... · #44473 ·
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
By "fixitsan2" <fixitsan@...> · #44472 ·
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@...>
By Tom Harris <celephicus@...> · #44480 ·
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
By "threeneurons" <threeneurons@...> · #44471 ·
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. >
By Steven Arangolord <macguyver50@...> · #44479 ·
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.
By "Steve" <NEONIXIE-L@...> · #44470 ·
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
By "threeneurons" <threeneurons@...> · #44469 ·
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
By "A.J." <a.j.franzman@...> · #44468 ·
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
By Jkx <jkx@...> · #44467 ·
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
By "per.zapro" <per.zapro@...> · #44466 ·
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.
By "figureloop" <crobc@...> · #44465 ·
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,
By "figureloop" <crobc@...> · #44464 ·
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
By "Joe Bento" <joseph@...> · #44462 ·
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
By Adam Jacobs <jacobs.adam@...> · #44463 ·
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
By "Joe Bento" <joseph@...> · #44460 ·
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
By michail1@... · #44461 ·
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
By "Brian Stuckey" <brian@...> · #44458 ·
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
By "Brian Stuckey" <brian@...> · #44457 ·
Re: PIcaxe 08M to 74141 problem
[edited by A.J. - please trim quoted material] <snip> Ah-ha! That behavior smells exactly
By Bill Esposito <thejbw@...> · #44459 ·