TI-H: fwd: Christmas on the net
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TI-H: fwd: Christmas on the net
You asked for it! :)
ORRIGIONALLY: Sent to the AKLUG list... Preliminary plans.
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70 Shift registers: $6.75
25 2 bit counters: $2.25
25 4 bit counters: $2.25
AVR: $3
4 Sets of 200 xmas lights: $20 (The 'Made in china' ones will do. :) )
thin board from Eagle: $7 (4x4 feet cut into 4 1x4 pieces)
Okay. lets get off the subject of not having $20 for a CDROM, and the
latest IAI problem and get on to new stuff... ;)
The Tech teacher at Service high says "no one in robitics uses linux". He
also praises NT like its a god saying that no one can break into his
system. He gave me the opportunity to, but I felt sorry for him since he
hadn't even patched WinNuke...well anyway, this guy also things all cool
GCI is installing a fiber link to service high. If they are lucky it will
be a 14.4. :)
No one knows the power or application of a linux/unix machine.
I've had afew ideas for advertising its application. I'm willing to donate
my house for the purpose. :)
I'm drawing up the preliminary source code for an AVR microcontroller that
would take 128 byte sequence macro. Then a simple script on the PC end
would do... The AVR accepts data in standard SPP parallel mode, so its
almost too easy.
This is quite a lame idea, I agree, but what other way will people see
linux being used? Certainly not at any schools (ie Service) and most
buisness don't use it.
Maybe a giant array of lights on the house to make a scrooling message.
Well, no. Some people would abuse that. ;)
Any other days? I think to advocate it, we need to show linux doing
something other than www/ftp/telnet. Even if it is 10x faster than 98 or
NT, their excuse is probably "NT is already installed" or "NT does the
'same' thing"
Oh well, just some ideas. Put a banner on the house to advertise the AKLUG
list. :)
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Okay. 70 shift registers and 4 sets of 200 christmas lights would work...
Shift registers are cheep! :)
Grant
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Allignment of XMAS lights... 1x20 chars (scrolling if not enoug room)
Ok. NOW I'm getting carried away! :) I already know this is lame. :)
I think I want to make this just for fun, but what should we make it do?
Send an e-mail to an address to the server or should we restrict it to
AKLUG members?
I own a set of apartments close to the old seward highway... We could put
the sign on that! :)
Grant