Jeff writes – “In some sense I’m using computer technology to both block out the sun and help me sleep in. With a box of old computer punch-cards, a used vertical blinds assembly, and some needle and thread I fashioned a device to help me in my ongoing battle against my bodies desire to wake-up. […]
It’s DIY Pong day it seems, Rob writes – “Stuffing a Sony Watchman with a full PONG game system – You will need a Sony watchman and an AY-3-8500-1 chip- the latter can be pulled from almost any non-Atari pong game. This would be cool with almost any battery-powered portable TV.” – Link.
Fritzgutten has the best file server ever, a Banana Jr. 6000 – Link.
Wow, for $20, this looks like a great kit, make your own Pong! – “Blocky table tennis with a ball and two paddles was one of the first real video games to make it into mainstream culture. It took an awful lot of high-tech electronics in 1972 to create this classic game. Now however you […]
Pekar writes – “If you’re itchin to get into that vintage tube sound, you can, quite easily and cheaply, obtain an old film projector, tape player, or console stereo, and gut it for the amp. I’ve gotten great results with reel to reel tape players, like the Wilcox-Gay Recordio pictured here. BE VERY CAREFUL OF […]
CrackerBen has a clever mod to make a Roomba into a line following bot, he writes – “The other day I was marveling at the efficient operation of my roomba when it occurred to me that it would be really nice if roomba would get me a beer. While gestating the idea my first thought […]
The MAKE Controller kit will ship in August, but here are all the schematics! MAKE Controller Kit Spec Sheet.pdf Make Controller Kit User Guide & Alpha Developer Quick Start userguides.zip MAKE Controller Kit Schematics MAKE Application Board Schematics.pdf MAKE Controller Board Schematics.pdf Rowley CrossWorks Project (super latest) makecontrollerkit_alpha_02.zip makecontrollerkit_alpha.zip Make Controller Kit API Reference alpha_api_ref.zip […]
