Yeah Phil, we can be mongrels sometimes, but we certainly are not apathetic or passive lurkers. If someone wants to dangle from the branches shouting "look at me, look at me" then we won't just politely pretend not to notice, we will look and let him know he is being a "galah"
I think it's a sign of a healthy "interactive" forum anyway and I haven't seen anybody get nasty yet (which is not acceptable anytime), although I did get someone ....hum.....anoid
OK I can't resist it anymore, this is for Humanoido:
The Bonzo Dog Band said...
Hi there!
Some people say it with flowers,
Some people say it at Lloyds,
But you don't find many tryin' to say it with humanoids
Well, the Humanoid Boogie's got the humanoid hip-types
Jumpin' and-a jivin'
Burnin' out their energy cells like an infrared hot dog
Motorbike heart beats flutter to the stutter
Of the humanoid heart-throb sobbin' out a tickertape tune
By the light of the moon
Bleep bleep keep rockin' daddy, do the stroll
Because the Humanoid Boogie's full of humanoid rock and roll
Mad Dan Sugar Man and Henrietta Holocaust
Introduce to you what's new on the humanoid scene
It's a wow, it's a scream
Knick knack paddywack, give a dog a humanoid
Let's have fun, gonna get a personality cell
If all goes well
Bleep bleep keep rockin' daddy, catch the power!
Because the Humanoid Boogie's been requested on Two-way Humanoid Hour
Oh bay-bee!
Some people say it with flowers, some people say it at Lloyds
But you don't find many tryin' to say it with humanoids
(Aaah aaah aaah aaah)
Well,
The Humanoid Boogie's gonna get to number one in the
Char char char char charts voted by the
People eople eople eople eople eople of the record-buying publicoid
Programmed to a multiple response ratio
It's a wow, it's a gas, it's a Wall Street Crash
Like cigar ash
Bleep bleep keep rockin' daddy, do the stroll!!!
Because the Humanoid Boogie's full of humanoid rock and roll!!!
Oh yeahhhhh!!!
Keep on rockin' Humanoido!
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For me, the past is not over yet.
Peter Jakacki said...
but if I didn't provide some more to go on then people would think I've OD'd on meds or I've been smoking "those" mushrooms. If indeed the "completely new computer" is a plastic box complete with 21 holes and a boiler plate, driven by a Propeller chip then it is truly wonderful and I'm sure everybody would agree....if you were only 10 years old that is.
Jacko: This level of sarcasm is enough. The point was made at the beginning - this is simply a fun mystery thread. BTW, cross posting is against forum rules. Start your own thread about printers and labels elsewhere.
humanoido
cross posting is posting stuff across several forums.
Which object did you write?
What features do you like about the box?
You must be joking - there is no sales pitch, or hype.
It's not for sale, and every comment is accurate.
So exactly what are you referring to?
humanoido
1. You will find out when it is finished and on Obex, no mystery just don't want to get peoples hopes up and have added pressure while I am so busy.
2. Looks nice, I like the old school font. Innards look messy but hard to say with so few pixels.
3. I put sales in quotations because I did not mean it was literally a pitch but rather that it sounds like one. I am fairly sure there is hype, unless there is something seriously amazing in that box it cannot live up to the language used to describe it. I also used past experience, if I look at your 3D computing thread for example and compare what it was to how it was described there is a disparity.
4. What am I referring to, see Peter's comment. I can say I am amongst the top volley ball players in the country and although it is accurate I do not state the range I am referring to, I am perhaps in the top million but there may only be a million.
So I guess I am saying that it is not so much the letter of what you say but the spirit.
Graham Stabler said...
I can say I am amongst the top volley ball players in the country and although it is accurate I do not state the range I am referring to, I am perhaps in the top million but there may only be a million.
Oh, now THAT is *gold*! Really made my night. I'll have to file that away for the next time someone asks me how good I am at (X). [noparse]:)[/noparse]
On the topic of the thread, I was most amused when it was revealed it would run some of the PE labs and some of the code posted on the forum with modification. It's based around a Propeller. There really are not that many variations of the chip. In fact, I can count them without using my hands *or* my feet!
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Life may be "too short", but it's the longest thing we ever do.
@humanoido: Please don't take offense. I followed your "Basic Stamp SuperComputer" thread with interest, so I know you're capable of wonderful things. I just find the approach you're taking here a little odd. I guess it's just not to my taste, but I will keep lurking; waiting for the great revelation
Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) said...
My advice to anyone who wants to present a project here is to play to the audience that fills the auditorium, not to the more refined and patiently expectant crowd you wish had bought tickets
Last night, while doing the “Humanoid Boogie” to the tune of Bonzo Dog Band (thanks heater!), I got this idea. Let's finish up the thread with the posting of the project's material at a level that we can all understand. I mean if the object is to play to the level of the audience, then let's present this material in a light that's being requested and play.
Big projects photos will follow.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 6:50:44 AM GMT
There is a vote of approximately 3 that agree with Phil (including Phil) who believe there is no audience here for this presentation, but there are over 4,000 thread views. Not everyone has chimed in. Three is not an accurate representation of 4,000. What is the vote of others?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:21:20 AM GMT
It takes considerable thought, work, resources, time, energy, effort, money, etc. to create an interesting and useful Prop project. For some of us, it is even more challenging to design the circuits, build the prototype, do the testing, debugging, trouble-shooting, writing some strange new code that demands incredible attention, developing useful applications and cross platform abilities, and so on... It is far more simple to post nothing and enjoy your own project. Right?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:23:04 AM GMT
Why create detailed assembly instructions over months, and post the results into the wild blue sky? Why take time consuming photos along the path of construction documenting step by step to benefit only the blank air waves? Why go through all the trouble and effort to design schematics of revealing nature when they are always met with a plethora of sarcastically negative comments? What is the personal gain of possibly having a project and your unknown character sarcastically slandered lower than the dust of the earth?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:25:10 AM GMT
Personally I welcome constructive criticism but it requires an expensive set of prospecting detection equipment to find such... but as Phil said, I am not playing to a typical audience. This is the audience with free tickets, front seat rows, nothing to do or lose while hiding faces behind indiscriminate avatars, and why should this audience gain anything more than a freebie joke or two, to comply with the field-equaled level of dis-appreciation?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:26:43 AM GMT
If you have any thoughts about why you should have the benefits of someone else's labor and revelations with a new Prop project, free, in exchange for a barrage of nonconstructive negative comments, feel free to air your reasons.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:27:56 AM GMT
Hypothetically speaking, in a more base language, if you created a project, and were told something approximately like you and your project suck and equal nothing but hype, or if posted words had such implications, how much incentive would you have to post your free project results and details? And if you did decide to post your project, how could you be assured there were enough "silent" votes to justify your actions?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:31:54 AM GMT
Someone said post the correct material to the correct
audience’s intelligence level, or lack thereof. So here goes…
(on the lighter side, with tongue in cheek) I completed the
project and will be sending it to you, freight collect.
By now you have guessed it’s a cool retro project – a one
propeller chip Eniac computer. I must admit, I had some help
from a team of Prop Forum members who were off-topic
posting in this thread while sipping late night brewskies
and admittedly smoking mushrooms, but they pulled through
in various states of mental decapitation.
I must give credit where credit is due. Below are some credits.
Note, to my knowledge no photos were uploaded, copied,
photoshopped or mutilated.
I built this first prop computer in my garage. The car sets
outside in the snow. Note the simplified boiler-plate face,
created with a paper punch, chewing gum adhesive, and
a sledge hammer. This section of the computer runs on a
steam engine. It’s always good to vent when the pressure
builds up.
Here I’m running final wiring checks on the back panel
(back of the box you saw earlier) of the completed project,
and preparing to enter the project into the 2010 Prop contest.
The dazed look comes from thinking about how to wrap and ship
it to Chip Gracey’s living room with a Toyota Runabout (it will
have to go on top). Note the neatness of the wiring, bubble-wrap,
and minimal use of snorkle flux.
All circuits were certified by Ken Gracey, bit by bit.
If you haven’t heard from Ken in the past year and a half,
now you know why.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 11:58:36 AM GMT
Oldbitcollector hired these woman when he was
guzzling beer, to run a program to add two numbers.
But part of the circuit was not complete and it was only
a half adder, adding half of two numbers, i.e. it added
only one number. Note that Jill is the one looking for
the power cord…
Peter Jakacki, Leon and Mike_GTN created this magnificent
outwork using only a totally screwed driver, a bloody mary,
a half rad nad, and a #4 golf driving iron. After they
finished the unit, everyone realized they forgot what it does.
Graham Stabler visited the lab and inspected the lights -
he waited 2 weeks for the number 4,974,384,569 light to
come on. No one told him the battery was missing. This is
why he has no $#@*!*& patience.
The new girl, hired by Oldbitcollector, checks the position
of each switch, while localroger “with the wicked chain”
checks the position of the new girl.
Friday was the peripheral day - a real mouse installed itself.
We could hear it moving within the depths of Pandora!
stevenmess2004 (squatting) checks the computer’s scratching
sound, while Oldbitcollector is collecting another girl.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 12:52:04 PM GMT
Closeup of the box. These switches are connected to wires
using a solderless breadboard. Chuckz and simonl passed a
loaf of bread to Gadgetman and localroger to insert into the
back panel and connect to the breadboard. Nightwing had to
explain, don’t do that. It will encourage the mice.
Oldbitcollector kept hiring more girls.
This is the first Speech program.
Girl number two is speaking the code to girl 1.
JonnyMac built this 1-bit memory, about the size of a
diesel tractor engine. After he finished it, he forgot
where he put the keys. It runs on Micky D’s hamburgers
inserted next to the Flux Capacitor, and raw chicken oil
juiced in a juicer built by Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) on his chicken farm.
Phil has a way with chickens. Phil !!! Oh that's just wrong!!!
Someone said this is Peter Jakacki smoking his mushroom pipe.
Under his "slight of hand" is his latest Sly-game-machine.
Designed to be full of tricks, it never worked
properly and he had more luck playing alone.
Finally in desperation, he submitted
his latest idea, a plugged hole domino
designed for losers.
Heater fell into this rack of spud tubulars and was loudly
heard humming the “Humanoid Jingle,” but we could not
find him for two days! When we did find him, he had imprints
of heated vacuum tube rows on his back and lower two crenzels!
Ouch! Oh! That’s where his name came from…
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 12:07:15 PM GMT
MagIO2 designed the microminiature display using left over beer can labels,
a pneumatic bed pan, empty toilet paper rolls and several man-covered-holes.
The foreground electric chair is an accessory.
Intended for this project as a prop support coprocessor,
Peter Jakacki's wood and paper-clip crafted project was rejected.
He then submitted it to Star Trek as a warp
drive dilythium crystal regenerator. It may be the reason Star Trek
has remained in Dry Dock for some years!
CassLan demonstrated his amazing genius talent when he assembled
this contributed printer made from a recycled typewriter and a “wall-sized
interface card.” Overall it weighs 140 tons and draws a mere 250,000 kilowatts.
Unfortunately, BradC and his committed EX-wife had it recycled for the value
of lead-weight before we could use it.
The 2nd program was entered through this fronted panel.
Mctrivia, seen in the front, put in instruction codes. Unfortunately,
Shmoopy, seen in the back, pulled out the instruction codes. Gadgetman
spent months debugging this problem. He was last seen pulling out the
last hair on his bald cranium while looking for any sanity.
Finally, this portable computer version was built with help from Chris D,
and placed on four wheels. Unfortunately Ale pointed out, it won’t
fit through the door.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 11:38:00 AM GMT
This is the LED display. To save money, Chuckz suggested using
recycled JUMBO JET LEDs for this panel, so the project could "get
off the ground." It was his fault the unit reached Mach 121,317 and
broke the dork barrier. It was last seen as a qualifier for the
Google Moon project.
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
Counterclockwise, MagIO2 (wearing the dress),
Brad C (playing with the switch - up down, up down, up down........),
Peter Jakacki (cross dressing, again!!!),
ChrisD (upper left) performing calculus AND
differential equations in his mind (what a genius!!!)
JonnyMac (looking spaced like he's alice in wonderland
and wearing too-tight underwear shorts)
and Leon giving the finger.
Oldbitcollector imported the only two woman from the University
majoring in “Oh My Head SPINS Programming.” These mystic
cryptic moguls had no problem deciphering codes meant for
guru mongrels. When they finished, Oldbitcollector was
wearing a smile on his face.
This WAC flew in to calibrate the disc covers. As she
opened each one, snickers candy bars and woman's underwear fell out!
This time we're going to penalize Graham Stabler for hiding all his stash.
Several lashings with a limp wet noodle was suggested.
The Army Core of Engineers was called in to run checks.
Only substitute personnel were available. Simon1, on the left,
says, “if there’s a Prop chip in there somewhere, I can’t find it…”
and localroger, squatting at right, says, “what’ll happen if I turn this one?”
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 12:32:16 PM GMT
Ready for programming, the completed project was finessed by
nightwing who did a magnificent job of programming using
these switches. Later he appeared on the show, "SPIN That Dial"
and received a large cash award for his multiplicity of talent.
Note how he can multitask by programming two knobs at the
same time. This was the first multi-tasking software.
Well, there you have it.
Project posted in its entirety.
Maybe it's not what you expected.
It's not what I expected.
But sometimes you have to modify the game rules
to keep the locals happy.
Pass the popcorn.
humanoido
"You cannot solve a problem on the same level that it was created.
You must rise above it to the next level." --Albert Einstein
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/22/2010 5:32:57 AM GMT
Great pictures. A mentor of mine worked at Princeton as a graduate assistant in the lab where they had one of the early Williams tube memory computers. His job was to sit there watching the bank of tubes for a bloom in the phosphor indicating that there was a programming error and there were repeated reads going on at a single location. If this happened, he had to push the Stop button immediately. Usually this was due to forgetting to increment the program counter (controlled by a bit in the instruction). Too many successive reads to the same location would burn a hole in the phosphor coating and that location would have some "stuck" bits from then on. There was a map on the wall showing all such defects so programmers could program around them.
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I think it's a sign of a healthy "interactive" forum anyway and I haven't seen anybody get nasty yet (which is not acceptable anytime), although I did get someone ....hum.....anoid
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*Peter*
Keep on rockin' Humanoido!
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For me, the past is not over yet.
cross posting is posting stuff across several forums.
1. You will find out when it is finished and on Obex, no mystery just don't want to get peoples hopes up and have added pressure while I am so busy.
2. Looks nice, I like the old school font. Innards look messy but hard to say with so few pixels.
3. I put sales in quotations because I did not mean it was literally a pitch but rather that it sounds like one. I am fairly sure there is hype, unless there is something seriously amazing in that box it cannot live up to the language used to describe it. I also used past experience, if I look at your 3D computing thread for example and compare what it was to how it was described there is a disparity.
4. What am I referring to, see Peter's comment. I can say I am amongst the top volley ball players in the country and although it is accurate I do not state the range I am referring to, I am perhaps in the top million but there may only be a million.
So I guess I am saying that it is not so much the letter of what you say but the spirit.
Oh, now THAT is *gold*! Really made my night. I'll have to file that away for the next time someone asks me how good I am at (X). [noparse]:)[/noparse]
On the topic of the thread, I was most amused when it was revealed it would run some of the PE labs and some of the code posted on the forum with modification. It's based around a Propeller. There really are not that many variations of the chip. In fact, I can count them without using my hands *or* my feet!
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Life may be "too short", but it's the longest thing we ever do.
We know you are referring to your... nose!.
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Visit some of my articles at Propeller Wiki:
MATH on the propeller propeller.wikispaces.com/MATH
pPropQL: propeller.wikispaces.com/pPropQL
pPropQL020: propeller.wikispaces.com/pPropQL020
OMU for the pPropQL/020 propeller.wikispaces.com/OMU
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Cheers,
Simon
www.norfolkhelicopterclub.com
Announcement: To cut costs in the current economic climate, we have switched-off the light at the end of the tunnel.
Last night, while doing the “Humanoid Boogie” to the tune of Bonzo Dog Band (thanks heater!), I got this idea. Let's finish up the thread with the posting of the project's material at a level that we can all understand. I mean if the object is to play to the level of the audience, then let's present this material in a light that's being requested and play.
Big projects photos will follow.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 6:50:44 AM GMT
There is a vote of approximately 3 that agree with Phil (including Phil) who believe there is no audience here for this presentation, but there are over 4,000 thread views. Not everyone has chimed in. Three is not an accurate representation of 4,000. What is the vote of others?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:21:20 AM GMT
It takes considerable thought, work, resources, time, energy, effort, money, etc. to create an interesting and useful Prop project. For some of us, it is even more challenging to design the circuits, build the prototype, do the testing, debugging, trouble-shooting, writing some strange new code that demands incredible attention, developing useful applications and cross platform abilities, and so on... It is far more simple to post nothing and enjoy your own project. Right?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:23:04 AM GMT
Why create detailed assembly instructions over months, and post the results into the wild blue sky? Why take time consuming photos along the path of construction documenting step by step to benefit only the blank air waves? Why go through all the trouble and effort to design schematics of revealing nature when they are always met with a plethora of sarcastically negative comments? What is the personal gain of possibly having a project and your unknown character sarcastically slandered lower than the dust of the earth?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:25:10 AM GMT
Personally I welcome constructive criticism but it requires an expensive set of prospecting detection equipment to find such... but as Phil said, I am not playing to a typical audience. This is the audience with free tickets, front seat rows, nothing to do or lose while hiding faces behind indiscriminate avatars, and why should this audience gain anything more than a freebie joke or two, to comply with the field-equaled level of dis-appreciation?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:26:43 AM GMT
If you have any thoughts about why you should have the benefits of someone else's labor and revelations with a new Prop project, free, in exchange for a barrage of nonconstructive negative comments, feel free to air your reasons.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:27:56 AM GMT
Hypothetically speaking, in a more base language, if you created a project, and were told something approximately like you and your project suck and equal nothing but hype, or if posted words had such implications, how much incentive would you have to post your free project results and details? And if you did decide to post your project, how could you be assured there were enough "silent" votes to justify your actions?
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 7:31:54 AM GMT
audience’s intelligence level, or lack thereof. So here goes…
(on the lighter side, with tongue in cheek) I completed the
project and will be sending it to you, freight collect.
By now you have guessed it’s a cool retro project – a one
propeller chip Eniac computer. I must admit, I had some help
from a team of Prop Forum members who were off-topic
posting in this thread while sipping late night brewskies
and admittedly smoking mushrooms, but they pulled through
in various states of mental decapitation.
I must give credit where credit is due. Below are some credits.
Note, to my knowledge no photos were uploaded, copied,
photoshopped or mutilated.
I built this first prop computer in my garage. The car sets
outside in the snow. Note the simplified boiler-plate face,
created with a paper punch, chewing gum adhesive, and
a sledge hammer. This section of the computer runs on a
steam engine. It’s always good to vent when the pressure
builds up.
Here I’m running final wiring checks on the back panel
(back of the box you saw earlier) of the completed project,
and preparing to enter the project into the 2010 Prop contest.
The dazed look comes from thinking about how to wrap and ship
it to Chip Gracey’s living room with a Toyota Runabout (it will
have to go on top). Note the neatness of the wiring, bubble-wrap,
and minimal use of snorkle flux.
All circuits were certified by Ken Gracey, bit by bit.
If you haven’t heard from Ken in the past year and a half,
now you know why.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 11:58:36 AM GMT
Oldbitcollector hired these woman when he was
guzzling beer, to run a program to add two numbers.
But part of the circuit was not complete and it was only
a half adder, adding half of two numbers, i.e. it added
only one number. Note that Jill is the one looking for
the power cord…
Peter Jakacki, Leon and Mike_GTN created this magnificent
outwork using only a totally screwed driver, a bloody mary,
a half rad nad, and a #4 golf driving iron. After they
finished the unit, everyone realized they forgot what it does.
Graham Stabler visited the lab and inspected the lights -
he waited 2 weeks for the number 4,974,384,569 light to
come on. No one told him the battery was missing. This is
why he has no $#@*!*& patience.
The new girl, hired by Oldbitcollector, checks the position
of each switch, while localroger “with the wicked chain”
checks the position of the new girl.
Friday was the peripheral day - a real mouse installed itself.
We could hear it moving within the depths of Pandora!
stevenmess2004 (squatting) checks the computer’s scratching
sound, while Oldbitcollector is collecting another girl.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 12:52:04 PM GMT
Closeup of the box. These switches are connected to wires
using a solderless breadboard. Chuckz and simonl passed a
loaf of bread to Gadgetman and localroger to insert into the
back panel and connect to the breadboard. Nightwing had to
explain, don’t do that. It will encourage the mice.
Oldbitcollector kept hiring more girls.
This is the first Speech program.
Girl number two is speaking the code to girl 1.
JonnyMac built this 1-bit memory, about the size of a
diesel tractor engine. After he finished it, he forgot
where he put the keys. It runs on Micky D’s hamburgers
inserted next to the Flux Capacitor, and raw chicken oil
juiced in a juicer built by Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) on his chicken farm.
Phil has a way with chickens. Phil !!! Oh that's just wrong!!!
Someone said this is Peter Jakacki smoking his mushroom pipe.
Under his "slight of hand" is his latest Sly-game-machine.
Designed to be full of tricks, it never worked
properly and he had more luck playing alone.
Finally in desperation, he submitted
his latest idea, a plugged hole domino
designed for losers.
Heater fell into this rack of spud tubulars and was loudly
heard humming the “Humanoid Jingle,” but we could not
find him for two days! When we did find him, he had imprints
of heated vacuum tube rows on his back and lower two crenzels!
Ouch! Oh! That’s where his name came from…
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 12:07:15 PM GMT
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www.smarthome.viviti.com/propeller
MagIO2 designed the microminiature display using left over beer can labels,
a pneumatic bed pan, empty toilet paper rolls and several man-covered-holes.
The foreground electric chair is an accessory.
Intended for this project as a prop support coprocessor,
Peter Jakacki's wood and paper-clip crafted project was rejected.
He then submitted it to Star Trek as a warp
drive dilythium crystal regenerator. It may be the reason Star Trek
has remained in Dry Dock for some years!
CassLan demonstrated his amazing genius talent when he assembled
this contributed printer made from a recycled typewriter and a “wall-sized
interface card.” Overall it weighs 140 tons and draws a mere 250,000 kilowatts.
Unfortunately, BradC and his committed EX-wife had it recycled for the value
of lead-weight before we could use it.
The 2nd program was entered through this fronted panel.
Mctrivia, seen in the front, put in instruction codes. Unfortunately,
Shmoopy, seen in the back, pulled out the instruction codes. Gadgetman
spent months debugging this problem. He was last seen pulling out the
last hair on his bald cranium while looking for any sanity.
Finally, this portable computer version was built with help from Chris D,
and placed on four wheels. Unfortunately Ale pointed out, it won’t
fit through the door.
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 11:38:00 AM GMT
This is the LED display. To save money, Chuckz suggested using
recycled JUMBO JET LEDs for this panel, so the project could "get
off the ground." It was his fault the unit reached Mach 121,317 and
broke the dork barrier. It was last seen as a qualifier for the
Google Moon project.
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
Counterclockwise, MagIO2 (wearing the dress),
Brad C (playing with the switch - up down, up down, up down........),
Peter Jakacki (cross dressing, again!!!),
ChrisD (upper left) performing calculus AND
differential equations in his mind (what a genius!!!)
JonnyMac (looking spaced like he's alice in wonderland
and wearing too-tight underwear shorts)
and Leon giving the finger.
Oldbitcollector imported the only two woman from the University
majoring in “Oh My Head SPINS Programming.” These mystic
cryptic moguls had no problem deciphering codes meant for
guru mongrels. When they finished, Oldbitcollector was
wearing a smile on his face.
This WAC flew in to calibrate the disc covers. As she
opened each one, snickers candy bars and woman's underwear fell out!
This time we're going to penalize Graham Stabler for hiding all his stash.
Several lashings with a limp wet noodle was suggested.
The Army Core of Engineers was called in to run checks.
Only substitute personnel were available. Simon1, on the left,
says, “if there’s a Prop chip in there somewhere, I can’t find it…”
and localroger, squatting at right, says, “what’ll happen if I turn this one?”
humanoido
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/21/2010 12:32:16 PM GMT
Ready for programming, the completed project was finessed by
nightwing who did a magnificent job of programming using
these switches. Later he appeared on the show, "SPIN That Dial"
and received a large cash award for his multiplicity of talent.
Note how he can multitask by programming two knobs at the
same time. This was the first multi-tasking software.
Well, there you have it.
Project posted in its entirety.
Maybe it's not what you expected.
It's not what I expected.
But sometimes you have to modify the game rules
to keep the locals happy.
Pass the popcorn.
humanoido
"You cannot solve a problem on the same level that it was created.
You must rise above it to the next level." --Albert Einstein
Post Edited (humanoido) : 1/22/2010 5:32:57 AM GMT
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Visit some of my articles at Propeller Wiki:
MATH on the propeller propeller.wikispaces.com/MATH
pPropQL: propeller.wikispaces.com/pPropQL
pPropQL020: propeller.wikispaces.com/pPropQL020
OMU for the pPropQL/020 propeller.wikispaces.com/OMU
By the way that is where the name "Heater" comes from.
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For me, the past is not over yet.
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Cheers,
Simon
www.norfolkhelicopterclub.com
Announcement: To cut costs in the current economic climate, we have switched-off the light at the end of the tunnel.
I don't debug other people's code.
(Unless it's code pulled from the ROM of a vintage Z80-based computer)
And my hair is also fine...
It's a bit shorter than usual(not touching my shoulders at the moment.) but it's still lush up there. ;-)
And my sanity tookl eave of absence years ago...
(Which is just as well, as this thread would have flipped me over completely if not)
BTW: Do NOT use the label 'MC Computer' unless it can top my 1989 vintage MC400 laptop.
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Don't visit my new website...
"I love all the great Pic's".
I takes me back to the great old days !
Keep them comeing ! :
Now ... what does that box do?
-Phil
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· Prop Tools under Development or Completed (Index)
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